lapidation 的詞源

"stony," 1640年代，源自拉丁語 lapideus，來自 lapid- 的詞幹，代表 lapis "石頭、卵石"，起源於原始意大利語 *laped-，de Vaan 表示它可能是“來自地中海的藉詞”，在希臘語中有對應詞： lepas "裸岩、山"， lepas "希臘文中的貝類"， lepades "附着在岩石上的軟體動物"。

1620s, "throw stones at, hit with stones;" from past-participle stem of Latin lapidare "to throw stones at," from the stem of lapis "stone" (see lapideous). From 1860s sometimes also "to cut and polish, as a lapidary does a precious stone." Related: Lapidated; lapidating; lapidator; lapidation.