Where does “litòfit” come from?

litòfit (Catalan) comes from Catalan fit, from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

litòfit (Catalan): lithophyte

Definitions

  1. lithophyte

Ancestry of “litòfit”, step by step

litòfit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan fit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfitfixed; target
2Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
3Latinfīgere—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Catalan lito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanlito—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →Every word from Latin fictus →