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Where does “cystolithic” come from?

cystolithic (English) comes from English lithic, from English lith, from Middle English liþ, from Old English liþ, from Proto-West Germanic liþu, from Proto-Germanic liþuz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

cystolithic (English): Relating to stone in the bladder

Definitions

  1. Relating to stone in the bladder

Ancestry of “cystolithic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithicRelating to stone; Relating to rock; Relating to...
2EnglishlithA limb; any member of the body; A joint; a...
3Middle EnglishliþAlternative form of lyth
4Old Englishliþlimb, member
5Proto-West Germanicliþubend, joint; limb
6Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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