lith

Greek

stone, rock

Variants

lithlitholithe

About This Root

From Greek lithos (stone, rock). Primarily found in archaeological and geological terms: Neolithic (New Stone Age), Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), monolithic (made of one stone, hence massive and uniform). Also appears in lithograph (writing on stone) and lithosphere (the rocky outer layer of Earth).

Associated Words

monolithic

Massive, uniform, and resistant to change

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neolithic

Relating to the later Stone Age; hopelessly outdated

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paleolithic

Of or relating to the Old Stone Age

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