Where does “litholatry” come from?

litholatry (English) comes from English -latry, from Late Latin latria, from Ancient Greek λατρεία, from Ancient Greek λατρευειν — wait on,” “serve with prayer.

litholatry (English): The worship of stones

Definitions

  1. The worship of stones

Ancestry of “litholatry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-latryworship of
2Late Latinlatria
3Ancient Greekλατρείαservice; worship
4Ancient Greekλατρευεινwait on,” “serve with prayer

Words derived from “litholatry

Every word from Ancient Greek λατρευεινEvery word from English -latryEvery word from Ancient Greek λατρεία
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