Where does “styl” come from?

styl (Czech) comes from Medieval Latin stylus, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

styl (Czech): style

Definitions

  1. style

Ancestry of “styl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
2LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “styl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Medieval Latin stylus →
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