Etymology

styptic

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Today it means: Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere. Full definition →

Latin stypticus ← Ancient Greek στυπτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστυπτικός
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromstypticus
  3. English todaystyptic

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).

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