Where does “styptic” come from?

styptic (English) comes from Latin stypticus, from Ancient Greek στυπτικός, from Ancient Greek στύφω — to contract, draw together; to treat fabrics with...

styptic (English): Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh,...

Definitions

  1. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh,...

Ancestry of “styptic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstypticusastringent, styptic
2Ancient Greekστυπτικόςastringent
3Ancient Greekστύφωto contract, draw together; to treat fabrics with...

Words derived from “styptic”

Every word from Ancient Greek στύφω →Every word from Ancient Greek στυπτικός →Every word from Latin stypticus →