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Where does “lapidescens” come from?

lapidescens (Latin) comes from Latin lapidesco, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.

lapidescens (Latin): petrifying, becoming stone

Definitions

  1. petrifying, becoming stone

Ancestry of “lapidescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlapidescoI petrify, I become stone
2Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
3Proto-Italic*lapets—

Words derived from “lapidescens”

  • lapidescent
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