Etymograph

English

etude

Etude comes from French étude ‘study’, from Latin studium ‘Zeal for any one’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*studéh₁tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*studēōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudeō‘to devote oneself to’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudium‘Zeal for any one’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estude
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentétude‘study’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2007etude

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*studéh₁tireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*studēōreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudeō‘to devote oneself to’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudium‘Zeal for any one’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estude
  7. Frenchc. 1600–presentétude‘study’
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2007etude

Earliest quotation: 2007, Michele Weir, Jazz Piano Handbook: “The etudes with metronome markings should be played in…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’

obtuse, pertussis, 10 more

through Latin studeō ‘to devote oneself to’

student, studious, 1 more

through Latin studium ‘Zeal for any one’

study, studio, 2 more

Today it means

noun A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- / etude

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