Where does “stylopode” come from?
stylopode (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.
stylopode (French): stylopod; stylopodium
Ancestry of “stylopode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | style | style; fashion, trend, style; flair |
| 2 | Middle French | stile | style |
| 3 | Old French | estile | style; manner; fashion |
| 4 | Latin | stylus | Alternative form of stilus |
| 5 | Latin | stilus | A pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |