English

studentess

From student + -ess.

Formed from student + -ess

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

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Latin studeō ‘to dedicate oneself to, study’

Latin studēns ‘studying’

Old French estudiant

Middle English student

Today it means

noun A female student.

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

Etymograph / studentess