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disciple

dih-SY-puhl · noun

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Origin

From Middle English disciple or discipul, from Old English discipul ("disciple, scholar"), which came from Latin discipulus, meaning "pupil, learner."

Journey

The Old English form was later influenced or replaced in Middle English by the Old French deciple, shaping the spelling and sound we use today.

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The facts given don't point to a specific cognate, so none can be honestly claimed here.

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