στίζω the Root is ΣΤΙΓ, cf. ἔστιγμαι, στιγμή, etc.
1.to mark with a pointed instrument, to tattoo, Hdt., Xen.
2.to brand, as a mark of disgrace, Hdt., Ar.; ἔστιζον στίγματα βασιλήια branded them with the royal brand-marks, Hdt.; esp. of runaways, δραπέτης ἐστιγμένος Ar.
5.to mark with a full stop, Lat. interpungere, Anth.