Where does “wolnostylowiec” come from?

wolnostylowiec (Polish) comes from Polish styl, 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.

wolnostylowiec (Polish): freestyler

Definitions

  1. freestyler

Ancestry of “wolnostylowiec”, step by step

wolnostylowiec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish styl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstylstyle; style, stylus
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 Polish Wolny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWolnyslow
2Old Polishwolnyfree
3Proto-Slavicvolьnъfree, willing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-