Where does “otolite” come from?

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

otolite (Italian): otolith

Definitions

  1. otolith

Ancestry of “otolite”, step by step

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