Where does “jugendtyyli” come from?
jugendtyyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish jugend, from German Jugendstil, from German stil, from French style, from Middle French stile, from Old French estile, from Latin stylus, from Latin stilus — to be sharp; to sting.
jugendtyyli (Finnish): decorative style of art and architecture
Definitions
- decorative style of art and architecture
Ancestry of “jugendtyyli”, step by step
jugendtyyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jugend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jugend | art nouveau decorative style of art and architecture |
| 2 | German | Jugendstil | art nouveau |
| 3 | German | stil | style |
| 4 | French | style | style; fashion, trend, style; flair |
| 5 | Middle French | stile | style |
| 6 | Old French | estile | style; manner; fashion |
| 7 | Latin | stylus | Alternative form of stilus |
| 8 | Latin | stilus | A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |