Where does “coprolit” come from?

coprolit (Romanian) comes from French coprolithe, from French -lithe, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

coprolit (Romanian): coprolite

Definitions

  1. coprolite

Ancestry of “coprolit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoprolithecoprolith
2French-lithe-lite; -lith
3Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from French -lithe →Every word from French coprolithe →