English
styptic
Styptic comes from Latin stypticus ‘astringent, styptic’, and goes back to Ancient Greek στύφω ‘to contract’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστύφωstúphō‘to contract’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστυπτικόςstuptikós‘astringent’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstypticus‘astringent, styptic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1876styptic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστύφωstúphō‘to contract’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEστυπτικόςstuptikós‘astringent’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstypticus‘astringent, styptic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1876styptic
Earliest quotation: 1876, Henry Beasley: “The powdered gum with resin is used as a…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek στύφω
Today it means
adj Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek στύφω / styptic