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Where does “lapidaire” come from?

lapidaire (French) comes from Latin lapidārius, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.

lapidaire (French): related to stone; terse; lapidary, gemsmith

Definitions

  1. related to stone; terse; lapidary, gemsmith

Ancestry of “lapidaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlapidārius—
2Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
3Proto-Italic*lapets—

Words derived from “lapidaire”

  • lapidar
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