Where does “otolit” come from?

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

otolit (Romanian): otolith

Definitions

  1. otolith

Ancestry of “otolit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchotolitheotolith
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 otolithe →