Etymology

megalith

meg·a·lith
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Today it means: A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λίθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλίθος“stone”
  2. English todaymegalith

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλίθος all →

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