English
litholabe
Litholabe comes from Ancient Greek λιθολάβος ‘instrument for extracting stones’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλιθολάβοςlitholábos‘instrument for extracting stones’
- Englishtodaylitholabe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλιθολάβοςlitholábos‘instrument for extracting stones’
- Englishtodaylitholabe
Every English word from Ancient Greek λιθολάβος
Today it means
noun A forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λιθολάβος / litholabe