Etymograph

English

lithosere

From litho- + sere.

Formed from litho- + sere

Ancient Greek λῐ́θος ‘a stone’

English litho-

Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to bind, tie together’

Proto-Indo-European *séreti

Proto-Italic *serō

Latin serō ‘to entwine, interlace, link together’

Latin serere

English sere

Today it means

noun A sere originating on rock; a plant succession that begins life on a newly exposed rock surface, such as one left bare as a result of glacial retreat, tectonic uplift, or volcanic eruptions.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lithosere