Meanings
Origin
PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan megalític
- megalíticof or pertaining to megaliths
Finnish megaliittinen
- megaliittinenof or pertaining to megaliths
French mégalithique
- mégalithiqueof or pertaining to megaliths
Greek μεγαλιθικός
- μεγαλιθικός (megalithikós)of or pertaining to megaliths
Irish meigiliteach
- meigiliteachof or pertaining to megaliths
Italian megalitico
- megaliticoof or pertaining to megaliths
Norwegian Bokmål megalittisk
- megalittiskof or pertaining to megaliths
Russian мегалитический
- мегалитический (megalitičeskij)of or pertaining to megaliths
Spanish megalítico
- megalíticoof or pertaining to megaliths
Swedish megalitisk
- megalitiskof or pertaining to megaliths
Ukrainian мегаліти́чний
- мегаліти́чний (mehalitýčnyj)of or pertaining to megaliths
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with megalithic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
megalithic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalithic
MLA
“megalithic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalithic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalithic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalithic.
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