Where does “studio” come from?

studio (Swahili) comes from English studio, from Italian studio, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

studio (Swahili): studio place where radio or television programs, records or films are made

Definitions

  1. studio place where radio or television programs, records or films are made

Ancestry of “studio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudioAn artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the...
2Italianstudiostudy; perusal; first-person singular present...
3Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →