English
lepidote
Lepidote comes from New Latin lepidōtus ‘covered with scales’, and goes back to Ancient Greek λεπίς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεπίςlepís‘scale, flake, shell, husk’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλεπιδωτόςlepidōtós‘covered with scales’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900lepidōtus‘covered with scales’
- Englishtodaylepidote
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεπίςlepís‘scale, flake, shell, husk’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλεπιδωτόςlepidōtós‘covered with scales’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900lepidōtus‘covered with scales’
- Englishtodaylepidote
Linked words
through Ancient Greek λέπω ‘to peel’
through Ancient Greek λεπίς ‘scale, flake, shell, husk’
Today it means
adj Covered with scurfy scales.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λεπίς / lepidote