English
Lithosian
Lithosian comes from Ancient Greek λίθος ‘a stone, a rock’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλίθοςlíthos‘a stone, a rock’
- EnglishtodayLithosian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλίθοςlíthos‘a stone, a rock’
- EnglishtodayLithosian
Linked words
through Ancient Greek λίθος ‘a stone, a rock’
Today it means
noun Any of various moths once grouped in the former family Lithosiidae, now mostly classified in the subfamily Arctiinae of family Erebidae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λίθος / Lithosian