study (v.)
c.1125, from O.Fr. estudier “to study” (Fr. étude), from M.L. studiare, from L. studium “study, application,” originally “eagerness,” from studere “to be diligent” (“to be pressing forward”), from PIE *(s)teu- “to push, stick, knock, beat” (see steep (adj.)). The noun meaning “application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge” is recorded from c.1300. Sense of “room furnished with books” is from 1303. Study hall is attested from 1891, originally a large common room in a college. Studious is attested from c.1382.
OED
[a. OF. estudie masc. (later estuide, estude masc. and fem., mod.F. 閠ude fem.) = Pr. estudi-s, estuzi-s, Sp. estudio, Pg. estudo, It. studio, ad. L. studium, zeal, affection, painstaking, study, related to studUre to be zealous, seek to be helpful, apply oneself, study.
The etymology of the L. word is obscure: for conjectures see Walde.]
?. In certain senses of L. studium (chiefly in translations from Latin): Affection, friendliness, devotion to another’s welfare; partisan sympathy; desire, inclination; pleasure or interest felt in something. Obs.