Scholarly
/ˈskɑː.lər.li/noun
Relating to serious academic study or showing deep knowledge and learning.
Did you know?Its root goes back to Greek *scholē*, meaning “leisure,” because in the ancient world, the highest kind of thinking was done in the time you were free from work.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*segh-
“to hold, possess”
Ancient Greek
Greek
σχολή (skholē)
“leisure, free time, later a place for discussion and study”
Late Latin
Latin
schola
“school, lecture hall”
Old French
Old French
escoler / escolier
“student; relating to school”
Middle English
English
scolerly / scholarly
“learned, bookish, of a scholar”
Modern English
English
scholarly
“relating to scholarship or learned study”
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