The word, like much of the [[English]] language, comes from [[Latin]], specifically, the second-declension [[verb]] "studere," or, "to pay painstaking attention to," or "zealously pursue." Thus the very word itself implies that a student ought to pay strict attention to his or her targeted subject. | The word, like much of the [[English]] language, comes from [[Latin]], specifically, the second-declension [[verb]] "studere," or, "to pay painstaking attention to," or "zealously pursue." Thus the very word itself implies that a student ought to pay strict attention to his or her targeted subject. |