Where does “batolite” come from?

batolite (Italian) comes from Italian lite, from Latin līs, from Old Latin stlīs.

batolite (Italian): batholith

Definitions

  1. batholith

Ancestry of “batolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianliteA quarrel, row, altercation, fight; A suit,...
2Latinlīslawsuit, action
3Old Latinstlīs—
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →