Where does “λατύπη” come from?

λατύπη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λᾶας, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

λατύπη (Ancient Greek): chips of stone in hewing

Definitions

  1. chips of stone in hewing

Ancestry of “λατύπη”, step by step

λατύπη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λᾶας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλᾶαςstone
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let

via Ancient Greek τυπή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτυπή—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- →Every word from Ancient Greek λᾶας →