Where does “stylus” come from?

stylus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stylus (Medieval Latin): Alternative form of stilus

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stilus

Ancestry of “stylus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stylus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →