Where does “lapidar” come from?
lapidar (Romanian) comes from French lapidaire, from Latin lapidārius, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
lapidar (Romanian): lapidary
Definitions
- lapidary
Ancestry of “lapidar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lapidaire | related to stone; terse; lapidary, gemsmith |
| 2 | Latin | lapidārius | stone |
| 3 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |