monolith
Meaninga single stone
Common meaning: a single huge block of stone
- monoalone, singleLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 977 · scan
- litha stoneLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 893 · scan
‘alone, single’ + ‘a stone’ → monolith
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- mono — Greek μόνος “alone, single” (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
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Origin: Built on Greek μόνος ‘alone, single’ + 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 monos, "alone,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry μόνος, p. 977 · dictionary scan
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