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Where does “-lito” come from?

-lito (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

-lito (Spanish): -lith, -lite; variant of -ito, forms diminutives...

Definitions

  1. -lith, -lite; variant of -ito, forms diminutives...

Ancestry of “-lito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “-lito”

  • megalito
  • megalítico
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