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Where does “stylomine” come from?

stylomine (French) comes from French stylo, from French stylographe, from English stylograph, from English Style, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.

stylomine (French): A combined pen and pencil

Definitions

  1. A combined pen and pencil

Ancestry of “stylomine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstylopen
2Frenchstylographea pen
3EnglishstylographA fountain pen that has a thin hollow tube or...
4EnglishStylepseudonym of {{w|Neil Strauss}} in the seduction...
5English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
6Latin-oides-like, -form
7Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
8Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
9Spanish-scopio-scope
10Latin-scopium—
11Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
12Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
13Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
14Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
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