English
lapidarious
Lapidarious comes from Latin lapidarius ‘stone’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *lapets.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lapets‘stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElapis‘stone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElapidarius‘stone’
- Englishtodaylapidarious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lapets‘stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElapis‘stone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElapidarius‘stone’
- Englishtodaylapidarious
Every English word from Proto-Italic *lapets
Today it means
adj Consisting of stones; stony.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lapets / lapidarious