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Where does “lapidesco” come from?

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

lapidesco (Latin): I petrify, I become stone

Definitions

  1. I petrify, I become stone

Ancestry of “lapidesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
2Proto-Italic*lapets—

Words derived from “lapidesco”

  • lapidescent
  • lapidescens
Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →