Where does “stylet” come from?
Stylet comes from French stylet, diminutive of French style, from Italian stilo and the diminutive suffix -etto, ultimately from Latin stilus meaning pointed instrument or writing tool.
stylet (English): An engraving tool, a stylus; A style of a plant's...
Definitions
- An engraving tool, a stylus; A style of a plant's...
Ancestry of “stylet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | stylet | stiletto; stylus; stylet |
| 2 | French | -et | suffix indicating diminution or affection |
| 3 | Middle French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun |
| 4 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |