Study
/ΛstΚd.i/noun
The act of devoting time and attention to learning or understanding something.
Did you know?Study comes through Old French from Latin studium, meaning zeal, eagerness, or devoted application β so the word began as a force of inner drive, not just schoolwork.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steu-
βto push, thrust, or knockβ
Latin
Latin
studium
βzeal, eagerness, application, pursuitβ
Late Latin
Latin
studiare
βto be eager, to study, to apply oneselfβ
Old French
Old French
estudier
βto study, learn, or apply oneselfβ
Middle English
English
studien
βto apply oneself to learningβ
Modern English
English
study
βto devote time and attention to learning or investigationβ