Where does “lapidify” come from?
lapidify (English) comes from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.
lapidify (English): To become stone or stony; To convert into stone...
Definitions
- To become stone or stony; To convert into stone...
Ancestry of “lapidify”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | — |