| Latin |
studēns “student”; discipulus “learner, pupil” |
Studēns is the present participle of studēre “to be eager, devoted, diligent.” Discipulus belongs to the word family of discere “to learn” |
eager or devoted one; learner, pupil, disciple |
| German |
Student / Studentin “student”; Lernender / Lernende “learner” |
Student was borrowed from Latin studēns. Lernender is formed from lernen “to learn” + the agentive present-participle ending; lernen continues Old High German lernēn |
one engaged in formal study; one who is learning |
| French |
étudiant “student”; apprenant “learner” |
Étudiant is the present participle of étudier, from Latin studēre “to be eager; apply oneself.” Apprenant comes from apprendre, via Old French aprendre from Latin apprehendere “to grasp” |
one who applies themself to study; one who grasps or learns |
| Persian |
دانشجو dânešju |
دانش dâneš “knowledge” + جو ju “seeker,” from جستن jostan “to seek” |
knowledge-seeker |
| Arabic |
طالب ṭālib |
Active participle of طلب ṭalaba, “to seek, request, demand” |
seeker, requester; in context, seeker of knowledge |
| Chinese |
学生 / 學生 xuéshēng |
学 / 學 “to study, learn” + 生 “person; one born; life” |
learning person, learner |
| Korean |
학생 haksaeng |
Sino-Korean from Chinese 學生: 학 學 “study” + 생 生 “person/student” |
learning person |
| Hebrew |
תלמיד talmíd |
From root ל־מ־ד l-m-d, “to learn / teach” |
learner, pupil, disciple |
| Japanese |
学生 gakusei |
Sino-Japanese from Chinese 學生: 学 “study” + 生 “person/student” |
learning person |