Where does “style” come from?

style (French) comes from Middle French stile, from Old French estile, from Latin stylus, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

style (French): style; fashion, trend, style; flair

Definitions

  1. style; fashion, trend, style; flair

Ancestry of “style”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchstilestyle
2Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
3LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
4LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “style

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-