Where does “lapidescent” come from?
lapidescent (English) comes from Latin lapidescens, from Latin lapidesco, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.
lapidescent (English): Capable of petrifying other bodies; Capable of...
Definitions
- Capable of petrifying other bodies; Capable of...
Ancestry of “lapidescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lapidescens | petrifying, becoming stone |
| 2 | Latin | lapidesco | I petrify, I become stone |
| 3 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | — |