English

self-study

From self- + study.

Formed from self- + study

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

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

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Latin studium

Old French estudie

Old French estudier ‘to study’

Middle English studien ‘to study’

English study

Today it means

noun Study without the aid of a formal educational institution.

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

Etymograph / self-study