Etymology

olistolith

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Today it means: Any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀλισθάνω“to slide”
  2. English todayolistolith

From Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slide”) + -lith.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀλισθάνω all →

listhesisolistostrome

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