English
student
Student comes from Middle English student, from Old French estudiant, from Latin studēns, participle of studeō ‘to study’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*studéh₁tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*studēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudeō‘to dedicate oneself to, study’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudēns‘studying’present participle of studeō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estudiant
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500student
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1601–1602student
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push, to hit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*studéh₁tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*studēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudeō‘to dedicate oneself to, study’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstudēns‘studying’present participle of studeō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estudiant
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500student
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1601–1602student
Earliest quotation: c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfe Night, or What You Will: “I am not tall enough to become the function…”
Formed from study + -ent
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’
through Proto-Italic *studēō
through Latin studeō ‘dedicate oneself to, study’
Today it means
noun A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- / student