Where does “stylisme” come from?

stylisme (French) comes from French style, 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.

stylisme (French): design; fashion design

Definitions

  1. design; fashion design

Ancestry of “stylisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstylestyle; fashion, trend, style; flair
2Middle Frenchstilestyle
3Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
4LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
5LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stylisme

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-Every word from Latin stilusEvery word from Latin stylus