Where does “stile” come from?

stile (Middle French) comes from Old French estile, from Latin stylus, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stile (Middle French): style

Definitions

  1. style

Ancestry of “stile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
2LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “stile”

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