Etymology

stylo

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Today it means: A stylographic pen. Full definition →

translingual Stylosanthes ← Ancient Greek στῦλος
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stylo · noun1

Clipping of stylographic pen, from stylo- + graphic.

stylo · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄνθος“flower”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromστῦλος“pillar”
  3. translingual · borrowed fromStylosanthes
  4. English todaystylo

From translingual Stylosanthes, from Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

stylo · adjective3

  1. Medieval Latinstylus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  3. Proto-Italic*stiglos?
  4. Latinstilu
  5. Old Frenchestile
  6. Middle Englishstile
  7. Englishstyle
  8. Latinō
  9. Old Frenchoh
  10. Middle Englisho
  11. EnglishO
  12. Middle Englisho
  13. Englishoh
  14. English todaystylo

From style + -o.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekστῦλος all →

dististylusmonimostylypygostylestelocyttarous-stylestylitestylometer-styly

Ancient Greekἄνθος all →

-anthantho-anthocaulus-anthousbloodflowerctenanthe

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