Etymology of the English word stylet
the English word
styletderived from the French word
styletderived from the Old Italian word
stilettoderived from the Italian word
stiloderived from the Latin word
stilus (stylus, pencil, iron pen)
derived from the Italian word
stilederived from the Latin word
stilus (stylus, pencil, iron pen)
derived from the French word
stiletderived from the Old Italian word
stilettoderived from the Italian word
stiloderived from the Latin word
stilus (stylus, pencil, iron pen)
derived from the Italian word
stilederived from the Latin word
stilus (stylus, pencil, iron pen)
Date
The earliest known usage of stylet in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
