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Where does “stylish” come from?

Stylish derives from Middle English -isch, from Old English -isċ, from Latin stilus meaning a pointed writing instrument, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- meaning to pierce or prick.

stylish (English): Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners...

Definitions

  1. Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners...

Ancestry of “stylish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStylepseudonym of {{w|Neil Strauss}} in the seduction...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “stylish”

  • stylishly
  • stylishness
  • unstylish
  • unstylishly
  • unstylishness
  • superstylish
  • スタイリッシュ
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