English
inkstick
From ink + stick.
Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον ‘burned-in’
Latin encaustum ‘purple ink used by Roman emperors to sign…’
Old French enque
Middle English ynke
English ink
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’
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Proto-Germanic *stikkô ‘pole’
Proto-West Germanic *stikkō ‘stick’
Old English sticca ‘stick’
Middle English sticke ‘branch’
English stick
Today it means
noun A cake of solid ink used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting, in combination with an inkstone and inkbrush.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / inkstick