myEtymology.com: English etymology of schistose

Etymology of the English word schistose

the English word schistose

derived from the English word schist

derived from the French word schiste

derived from the Latin word lapis (stone; milestone; jewel)

derived from the Late Latin word lapidarium

derived from the Medieval Latin word lapida

derived from the Latin word schistos

derived from the Greek word schistos, σχιστός

derived from the Greek word schizein, σχίζω

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

using the English suffix -ose

Word found in Modern English