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
- style; fashion, trend, style; flair
Ancestry of “style”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | stile | style |
| 2 | Old French | estile | style; manner; fashion |
| 3 | Latin | stylus | Alternative form of stilus |
| 4 | Latin | stilus | A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
Words derived from “style”