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studium
Latin · ancient
"study, zeal"
a word for zeal or application to a task
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estudie
Old French · 1100s
"study"
kept the sense of study
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etude
French · medieval
"study; a practice composition"
narrowed in a musical context to a composition meant for practice
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etude
English · 1837
"a musical composition for developing technical skill"
popularized in English through Chopin's études, pieces designed to build technique
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