Where does “student” come from?

student (Romanian) comes from Italian studente, from Latin studēns, from Latin studeō — to dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to.

student (Romanian): college student

Definitions

  1. college student

Ancestry of “student”, step by step

student traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian studente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstudentestudent; grader
2Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
3Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to

via German Student

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStudentstudent person attending lectures at a university; male or of unspecified sex
2Middle High Germanstudente—

Words derived from “student”

Every word from Latin studeō →Every word from Latin studēns →Every word from Italian studente →