lith-

See also: lith, Lith., -lith, liþ, lið, líth, and líð

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lĭth, IPA^(key): /lɪθ/
• Homophones: -lith, lith

Prefix

lith-

1. stone

Usage notes

• When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as litho-).

Synonyms

Synonymous affixes

• lapid- (Latinate prefix)
• -lite (quasi-Grecian suffix)
• -lith (Grecian suffix)
• pess- (Grecian prefix)
• petr- (Grecian prefix)
• plinth- (Grecian prefix)
• pseph- (Grecian prefix)
• ruder- (Latinate prefix; = “stone fragments”)
• rup- (Latinate prefix)
• sax- (Latinate prefix)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lithagogue (pathology)
• lithanode (electronics)
• lithectasy (surgery)
• lithectomy (surgery)
• lithify →
  • lithifaction
  • lithification
  • lithified
• lithobiblion (geology)
• lithobiotic →
  • lithobiotism
• lithobrake →
  • lithobraking
• lithocarp
• lithochromatic →
  • lithochromic
• lithochromatography →
  • lithochromatographic
• lithochrome
• lithochromy
• lithochrysography
• lithoclast (surgery, otherwise obsolete) →
  • lithoclastic
  • lithoclasty
• lithocol, lithocolla
• lithocoralline
• lithocyst (zoölogy and botany)
• lithocystotomy (surgery)
• lithodialysis (surgery) →
  • lithodialytic
• lithofacies (geology)
• lithofellic, lithofellinic (chemistry)
• lithofracteur
• lithofractor
• lithogenesis, lithogenesy
• lithogenous
• lithogeny (pathology and geology)
• lithoglyph →
  • lithoglypher (obsolete)
• lithoglyphite
• lithograph →
  • litho
  • lithographed
• lithographer
• litholabe, litholabon (surgery)
• litholapaxy (surgery)
• litholatry →
  • litholatrous
• litholeine
• lithologer (obsolete, rare)
• litholysis (surgery)
• litholyte
• litholytic
• lithomancy
• lithometer
• lithomyl →
  • lithomyly
• lithonephritis (pathology)
• lithonephrotomy (surgery)
• lithopædion, lithopædium
• lithophagous
• lithophagus
• lithophane →
  • lithophanic
• lithophany
• lithophil(e), lithophilic (geology and chemistry)
• lithophilous
• lithophone (surgery)
• lithophosphor →
  • lithophosphoric
• lithophotography
• lithophthisis (pathology)
• lithophyll (palæontology)
• lithophysa, lithophyse
• lithophyte (zoölogy and botany) →
  • lithophytic
  • lithophytous
• lithopone
• lithoscope (surgery)
• lithoscopist (obsolete)
• lithosere (ecology)
• lithosol (pedology)
• lithospermous (botany)
• lithosphere →
  • lithospheric
• lithostatic (geology)
• lithostratigraphy (geology) →
  • lithostratigraphic
  • lithostratigraphical
• lithotheology
• lithotint →
  • lithotinted
• lithotripsy, lithotripsis (surgery and medicine) →
  • lithotriptist (rare)
• lithotroph (biology)
  • lithotrophic
  • lithotrophy
• lithotype →
  • lithotypy →
    • lithotype
    • lithotypic
• lithoxyloidical (obsolete)
• lithoxylon, lithoxyl(e) (mineralogy) →
  • lithoxylite
• lithuresis, lithuria (pathology)
• lithurorrhœa

Related terms

Terms ultimately deriving from λίθος (lithos, “stone”) but not formed with this prefix

• lithæmia (pathology) →
  • lithæmic
• lithanthrax (obsolete)
• litharge →
  • litharge-furnace
  • litharge of bismuth (obsolete)
  • litharge of gold (obsolete)
  • litharge of lead (obsolete)
  • litharge of silver (obsolete)
  • litharge-plaster
  • litharge-way
• lithic →
  • lithate, lithiate (chemistry) →
    • lithatic
  • lithiated (obsolete)
  • lithic acid (chemistry and pathology, obsolete)
  • lithic age
• lithia (pathology)
• lithiasis (pathology)
• lithion (chemistry, obsolete) →
  • lithia (chemistry) →
    • lithia-emerald
    • lithia-mica
    • lithia salt
    • lithia-tourmaline
    • lithia water
    • lithium (chemistry) →
      • lithian (mineralogy)
      • lithiated
      • lithic (chemistry) →
        • lithic paint
      • lithiophilite (mineralogy)
  • lithina (chemistry, obsolete)
  • lithionite (mineralogy, obsolete)
• lithiophorite (mineralogy)
• lithistid →
  • lithistidan
• lithodipyra
• lithodomus, lithodome (zoölogy) →
  • lithodomize
  • lithodomous (zoölogy)
• lithoglyphic
• lithography →
  • lith →
    • lith film
  • lithographic →
    • lithographical →
      • lithographically
    • lithographic limestone
    • lithographic offset
    • lithographic paper
    • lithographic slate
    • lithographic stone
    • lithographic varnish
  • lithographize (obsolete)
  • lithoprint →
    • lithoprinting
• lithoid →
  • lithoidal
• lithology →
  • lithologic
  • lithological →
    • lithologically
  • lithologist
• lithomarge, lithomarga (geology)
• lithonthryptic (medicine)
• lithontriptor (surgery)
• lithophyton
• lithops
• lithosiid
• lithospermon, lithospermum, lithosperm
• lithothamnion →
  • lithothamnic
• lithotome
• lithotomic →
  • lithotomical
• lithotomy →
  • lithotomist
  • lithotomize →
    • lithotomized
  • lithotomy position (obstetrics)
• lithotripter (medicine)
• lithotritor, lithotriteur (surgery) →
  • lithotrity →
    • lithotrite (surgery)
    • lithotritic
    • lithotritist
    • lithotritize

References

• “litho-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• Hilt, hilt