Here's how it breaks down:
* "stud" means to "study" or "learn." This root is found in words like:
* "study"
* "student"
* "studious"
* "means" is related to the concept of "study" in the sense of "discovering" or "finding out."
While there's no single root word that encompasses both "means" and "study" in the same way, "stud" captures the idea of learning and exploring knowledge, which connects to the meaning of "means" as a way of achieving something.