myEtymology.com: French etymology of schiste

Etymology of the French word schiste

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-

English schist, Romanian şist