Etymology of the English suffix -lith
the English suffix
-lithderived from the Latin suffix
-lithusderived from the Greek word
lithos, λίθος (stone; a stone )
Derivations in English
batholith,
bilith,
cholelith,
cystolith,
gastrolith,
granolith,
hololith,
macrolith,
megalith,
microlith,
nephrolith,
oolith,
otolith,
paleolith,
urolith,
xenolith,
pisolith,
coccolithUsage
Word found in Modern English
