lithograph

/ˈlɪθəɡˌɹæf/LIH-thuh-graf

Meaningstone writing

Common meaning: a print made from a stone or metal plate

litha stoneLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 893 · scan
graphto scratch marks, hence to write or drawLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 317 · scan

‘a stone’ + ‘to scratch marks, hence to write or draw’ → lithograph

Journey through time

Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.

lith — Greek λίθος “a stone” (dictionary form; path not traced)
graph — Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) “to scratch marks, hence to write or draw” (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

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Origin: Built on Greek λίθος ‘a stone’ + Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ‘to scratch marks, hence to write or draw’.

Did you know (Geography, topography, photograph,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry γράφω (gráphō), p. 317 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Greek lithos, "a…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry λίθος, p. 893 · dictionary scan

Roots

γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek “to scratch marks, hence to write or draw”
λίθος Greek “a stone”

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