Lapidarium
/ˌlæpɪˈdɛəriəm/noun
A place or collection for preserved stone inscriptions, sculptures, or archaeological fragments.
Did you know?Lapidarium comes from Latin *lapidarium*, meaning a place connected with stones, from *lapis* (“stone”), a root that also gave English words tied to carving, engraving, and stonework.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lehp-
“stone; rock”
Latin
Latin
lapis
“stone”
Late Latin
Latin
lapidarium
“a place for stones or stone objects”
Medieval Latin
Latin
lapidarium
“a collection or repository of inscribed stones”
Modern English
English
lapidarium
“a collection or place for stone monuments, inscriptions, or artifacts”
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