alumno
/aˈlumno/ · B1 · noun · m
student
🎒 Latin alumnus = one being nourished; English alumni shares the root
Alumno comes from Latin alumnus, from alere, to feed or nourish: a pupil is someone being fed knowledge. English kept the same word for graduates, alumnus and alumni. Spanish uses it for current students, el alumno, la alumna.