Studio
/ˈstjuː.di.oʊ/noun
A room or place for artistic, photographic, or broadcasting work; also a recording or film production company.
Did you know?Studio comes through Italian from Latin studium, meaning “zeal” or “eagerness,” a root that also gave English a whole family of words about mental effort and devotion.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
studium
“zeal, eagerness, devotion, study”
Late Latin
Latin
studiare
“to pursue zealously, study”
Italian
Italian
studio
“study, learning place; also a scholar's study”
16th Century
English
studio
“a study or workroom for artists”
Modern English
English
studio
“a room or building used for artistic, recording, or broadcasting work”