English
lapidation
Lapidation comes from Latin lapidātiō ‘stoning’, from lapidō ‘to stone, throw stones at’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *lapets.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lapets‘stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElapis‘a stone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElapidō‘to stone, throw stones at’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElapidātiō‘stoning’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007lapidation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lapets‘stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElapis‘a stone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElapidō‘to stone, throw stones at’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElapidātiō‘stoning’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007lapidation
Earliest quotation: 2007, International Women’s Day, another day of repression for wom: “The five women on trial were almost all activists…”
Every English word from Proto-Italic *lapets
Today it means
noun The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lapets / lapidation