Where does “lithically” come from?

lithically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

lithically (English): In terms of rock or stone

Definitions

  1. In terms of rock or stone

Ancestry of “lithically”, step by step

lithically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ally

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallyTo unite, or form a connection between, as...
2Middle EnglishallieThe state of having marital or family relations...
3Middle EnglishallienTo ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry...
4Old Frenchalierto unite; to join together
5Latinalligōto bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English lithic

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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