myEtymology.com: English etymology of lithography

Etymology of the English word lithography

the English word lithography

derived from the New Latin word lithographia (lithograph)

using the New Latin prefix litho-

derived from the Greek prefix litho-, λίϑο-

derived from the Greek word lithos, λίθος (stone; a stone )

using the Latin suffix -graphia

derived from the German word Lithographie

derived from the Greek word lithos, λίθος (stone; a stone )

derived from the Greek word graphein, γράφω (to draw)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbh-

The earliest known usage of lithography in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English