Etymology

polystylistic

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Today it means: Partaking of multiple styles Full definition →

English stylistic ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishstylistic
  6. English todaypolystylistic

From poly- + stylistic.

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