Where does “stillos” come from?

stillos (German) comes from German stil, 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.

stillos (German): lacking style, tasteless

Definitions

  1. lacking style, tasteless

Ancestry of “stillos”, step by step

stillos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstilstyle
2Frenchstylestyle; fashion, trend, style; flair
3Middle Frenchstilestyle
4Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
5LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
6LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Swedish stil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstila style
2Old Norsestíllstyle

Words derived from “stillos

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