Where does “studen” come from?

studen (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English student, from Middle English student, from Old French estudiant, from Latin studēns, from Latin studeō — to dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to.

studen (Serbo-Croatian): cold, chill; frigidity; cold, chilly

Definitions

  1. cold, chill; frigidity; cold, chilly

Ancestry of “studen”, step by step

studen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English student

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudentA person who studies or learns about a particular...
2Middle Englishstudent
3Old Frenchestudiantstudent
4Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
5Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to

via Russian сту́день

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсту́деньaspic
2Proto-Slavicstudenъcold
3Proto-Slavicstudъcold; shame
Every word from Latin studeōEvery word from Latin studēnsEvery word from Old French estudiant
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