disciple
dih-SY-puhl · noun
Origin
From Middle English disciple or discipul, from Old English discipul ("disciple, scholar"), which came from Latin discipulus, meaning "pupil, learner."
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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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