Lapicide
/ˈlæp.ɪ.saɪd/noun
A stonecutter or mason, especially one who cuts inscriptions into stone.
Did you know?Lapicide comes from Latin lapicida, and its second element is tied to caedere, “to cut/kill,” the same violent root behind words like “homicide” and “pesticide.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
lapicida
“a stonecutter; one who cuts stone”
Latin
Latin
lapis
“stone”
Latin
Latin
caedere
“to cut down, strike, or kill”
Middle English
English
lapicide
“a stonecutter or mason”
Modern English
English
lapicide
“a stonecutter or mason”