Style etymology

English

English word style comes from Proto-Germanic *stīganą (To go up; climb, ascend.), Proto-Germanic - ilō, French estile, Old French (842-ca. 1400) stile, Malayalam stylus, Old French (842-ca. 1400) style

Etymology of style

Detailed word origin of style

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*stīganą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To go up; climb, ascend.
- ilō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
estile French (fr)
stile Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
stylus Malayalam (mal)
style Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
*stigǭ Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*stigilō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) A device used for climbing (over); stile.
*stigiljō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
stiġel Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
stigel Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) Stile.
stiȝele Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
style English (en) (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.. (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as bold or italic.. (nonstandard) A stylus.. (obsolete) A pen; an author's pen.. A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.. A long, slender, bristle-like process.. A manner of doing or presenting things, especially a [...]

Words with the same origin as style

Descendants of - ilō

towel