Where does “statoliitti” come from?
statoliitti (Finnish) comes from Finnish -liitti, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.
statoliitti (Finnish): statolith
Ancestry of “statoliitti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -liitti | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λίθος | a stone; stone as a substance |