Τετάρτη 5 Ιουνίου 2013

მეგალითური • (megalit'uri)=megalithic=μεγαλιθικό

მეგალითური • (megalit'uri)=megalithic=μεγαλιθικό

მეგალითი (megalit'i)

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

megalithic (adj.) Look up megalithic at Dictionary.com
1836, from mega- "large" + lithos "stone" (see litho-) + -ic.
megalith (n.) Look up megalith at Dictionary.com
huge prehistoric stone, 1853, back-formation from megalithic.

mega- Look up mega- at Dictionary.com
before vowels meg-, word-forming element often meaning "large, great," but in precise scientific language "one million" (megaton, megawatt, etc.), from Greek megas "great, large, vast, big, high, tall; mighty, important" (fem. megale), from PIE *meg- "great" (cf. Latin magnus, Old English micel; see mickle). Mega began to be used alone as an adjective by 1982.

litho- Look up litho- at Dictionary.com
before vowels, lith-, word-forming element meaning "stone, rock;" from comb. form of Greek lithos "stone, a precious stone, marble; a piece on a game board," of unknown origin.

-ic Look up -ic at Dictionary.com
adjective suffix, "having to do with, having the nature of, being, made of, caused by, similar to" (in chemistry, indicating a higher valence than names in -ous), from French -ique and directly from Latin -icus, which in many cases represents Greek -ikos "in the manner of; pertaining to."

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