Scholarship
/ˈskɑː.lɚ.ʃɪp/noun
Money given to support a student’s education, or learning and academic study.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Greek scholē, meaning “leisure,” because in the ancient world, serious learning was something only those with free time could afford.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*segh-
“to hold, have, or possess”
Ancient Greek
GRK
scholē
“leisure, spare time; later study, lecture”
Latin
LAT
scholaris
“of a scholar; learned”
Old French
OFr
escoler / escholar
“scholar, student”
Middle English
ME
scolership
“learning, scholarship; state of being a scholar”
Modern English
EN
scholarship
“academic learning or a grant for study”