Where does “lapidaire” come from?
lapidaire (French) comes from Latin lapidārius, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
lapidaire (French): related to stone; terse; lapidary, gemsmith
Definitions
- related to stone; terse; lapidary, gemsmith
Ancestry of “lapidaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lapidārius | stone |
| 2 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |