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Where does “ciclostilare” come from?

ciclostilare (Italian) comes from Italian ciclostile, from Italian stile, 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.

ciclostilare (Italian): To cyclostyle or duplicate

Definitions

  1. To cyclostyle or duplicate

Ancestry of “ciclostilare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciclostilecyclostyle, duplicate
2Italianstilestyle; class
3Frenchstylestyle; fashion, trend, style; flair
4Middle Frenchstilestyle
5Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
6LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
7LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
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