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Where does “-styly” come from?

-styly (English) comes from English -style, from Ancient Greek στῦλος, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-styly (English): Pertaining to styles

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to styles

Ancestry of “-styly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-stylecolumn; forming adjectives
2Ancient Greekστῦλοςpillar, column, support
3Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
4Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-styly”

  • heterostyly
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