Where does “lapidist” come from?
lapidist (English) comes from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.
lapidist (English): A lapidary
Ancestry of “lapidist”, 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 | — |