Unadapted borrowing from Latin stilus . Doublet of stylus and style .
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From Latin stilus . Doublet of staili and tyyli .
Learned borrowing from Latin stilus , from Proto-Indo-European * (s)teyg- ( “ to be sharp; to sting ” ) .
Probably from Proto-Italic * stiglos (which stimulus and stiva may also be related to), from Proto-Indo-European * (s)teyg- ( “ to be sharp; to sting ” ) + * -lós . In this case, related to instīgō ( “ to urge, stimulate, stir up ” ) , Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω ( stĭ́zō , “ to mark with a pointed instrument ” ) , Ancient Greek στῐ́γμᾰ ( stĭ́gmă , “ mark, spot ” ) , Proto-Germanic * stikaną ( “ to stick, stab ” ) . An alternative derivation relates the word to Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬉𐬭𐬀 ( staēra , “ mountaintop ” ) .
Not related to Ancient Greek στῦλος ( stûlos , “ pillar; wooden pole ” ) .
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