Where does “lapidario” come from?
lapidario (Italian) comes from Latin lapidārius, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
lapidario (Italian): lapidary; concise; stone-cutter
Definitions
- lapidary; concise; stone-cutter
Ancestry of “lapidario”, 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 |