Etymology

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Ancient Greek λίθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλίθος“stone”
  2. English today-lite

Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλίθος all →

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