Where does “lapidate” come from?
lapidate (Latin) comes from Latin lapidatus, from Latin lapido, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.
lapidate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of lapidātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of lapidātus
Ancestry of “lapidate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lapidatus | stoned, assaulted with rocks, having been stoned |
| 2 | Latin | lapido | I stone, throw stones at; I assail, assault |
| 3 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | — |