megalith
Meaninga great stone
Common meaning: a huge standing stone
- megalbig, greatLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 928 · scan
- litha stoneLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 893 · scan
‘big, great’ + ‘a stone’ → megalith
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- megal — Greek μέγας “big, great” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- lith — Greek λίθος “a stone” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek μέγας ‘big, great’ + Greek λίθος ‘a stone’.
Did you know (Greek lithos, "a…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry λίθος, p. 893 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Greek megas, great,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry μέγας, p. 928 · dictionary scan
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