Where does “styl” come from?

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

styl (Westrobothnian): printing style; a bird's tail; the tail of a...

Definitions

  1. printing style; a bird's tail; the tail of a...

Ancestry of “styl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “styl

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