λίθος
líthos
“stone”
15 words in English grow from this root.
Actinolite
Earthἀκτίςaktís
“ray stone”
Aerolite
Earthἀήρaḗr
“air stone”
Coprolite
Earthκόπροςkópros
“dung stone”
Cryolite
Earthκρύοςkrýos
“frost stone”
Lepidolite
Earthλεπίςlepís
“scale stone”
Lithium
Scienceλίθοςlíthos
“stone metal”
Lithograph
Artλίθοςlíthos
“stone drawing”
Lithography
Artλίθοςlíthos
“stone writing”
Lithosphere
Earthλίθοςlíthos
“stone sphere”
Magnetite
EarthΜαγνησίαMagnēsía
“the Magnesian stone”
Neolithic
Earthνέοςnéos
“new stone”
Regolith
Earthῥῆγοςrhêgos
“blanket of stone”
Sepiolite
Earthσηπίαsēpía
“cuttlefish stone”
Staurolite
Earthσταυρόςstaurós
“cross stone”
Zeolite
Earthζέωzéō
“boiling stone”