Where does “monolite” come from?

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

monolite (Italian): Alternative form of monolito

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of monolito

Ancestry of “monolite”, step by step

monolite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianliteA quarrel, row, altercation, fight; A suit,...
2Latinlīslawsuit, action
3Old Latinstlīs—

via Italian mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmonosingle
Every word from Old Latin stlīs →Every word from Latin līs →Every word from Italian lite →