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English word origin

Etymology of stylo

Clipping of stylographic pen, from stylo- + graphic.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A stylographic pen.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of stylographic pen, from stylo- + graphic.

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  • Word-formation componentstylo-en
  • Word-formation componentgraphicen
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Source etymology 2

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noun

Any of the genus Stylosanthes of flowering plants.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
adj

Stylish; fashionable.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Medieval Latin stylusbor. Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *stiglos? Latin stiluslbor. Old French estilebor. Middle English stile English style Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English stylo From style + -o.

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