Etymograph

English

study

Study comes from Middle English studien ‘to study’, from Latin studeō ‘to devote oneself to’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- ‘to push, to hit’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push’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
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estudie
  7. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400estudier‘to study’
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500studien‘to study’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 1611study

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewd-‘to push’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
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estudie
  7. Old French, derivedc. 842–1400estudier‘to study’
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500studien‘to study’
  9. Englishearliest quotation 1611study

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And that ye study to be quiet, and to…”

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

studio, etude, 2 more

Another origin of study

  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, dedication, study’
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400estudie
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500studie
  8. Englishtodaystudy

Today it means

verb To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.

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

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

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