English
scholar
Scholar comes from Old English scōlere ‘scholar, learner’, from Late Latin schola ‘school’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*skʰolā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχολήskholḗ‘spare time, leisure", later’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEschola‘school’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEscholāris
- Old Englishc. 450–1150scōlere‘scholar, learner’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scolar
- Englishearliest quotation 2013scholar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*skʰolā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχολήskholḗ‘spare time, leisure", later’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEschola‘school’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEscholāris
- Old Englishc. 450–1150scōlere‘scholar, learner’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scolar
- Englishearliest quotation 2013scholar
Earliest quotation: 2013, -October, The Evolution of Eyeglasses: “The ability of a segment of a glass sphere…”
Formed from school + -ar
Ancient Greek σχολή ‘spare time, leisure’
Late Latin schola ‘school, lecture’
Proto-West Germanic *skōlu ‘school’
Old English scōl ‘place of education’
Middle English scole ‘school’
English school
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
severe, sketch, severity, hector, perseverance, hectic, epoch, schema, 24 more
through Late Latin schola ‘school’
Today it means
noun A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / scholar