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Where does “lapideus” come from?

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

lapideus (Latin): stone; stony, stone-like

Definitions

  1. stone; stony, stone-like

Ancestry of “lapideus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lapideus”

  • lapideous
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