[1720–30; ‹ L decastȳlos ‹ Gk dekástȳlos, equiv. to dékadeca- + -stȳlos-style2]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berm, cordon bleu, fantail, joker, personify-style is a combining form with the meanings “column,” “columned,” “having columns (of thekind specified)” used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use theaffix -style include: cyrtostyle, enneastyle, orthostyle, pentastyle, prostyle