'Anglo-style' originates from the combination of the prefix 'Anglo-' and the noun 'style'. 'Anglo-' derives from the name of the 'Angles' (a Germanic tribe) and later came to mean 'English', while 'style' comes from Latin 'stylus' (via Old French 'style').

'Anglo-' developed from Old English 'Englisc' (from the tribal name 'Angle'), and 'style' passed from Latin 'stylus' to Old French 'style' (or 'estile') and into Middle English as 'style', eventually forming the Modern English compound 'Anglo-style'.

Initially, 'Anglo-' referred specifically to the Angles (the tribe) and 'style' originally referred to a writing instrument or manner of writing; over time the combined sense evolved to mean 'the manner or design typical of English people or culture'.