In his comedy Assemblywomen (c. 392 BC) Aristophanes coined the 183-letter word λοπαδοÂτεμαχοÂσελαχοÂγαλεοÂκÏανιοÂλειψανοÂδÏιμÂυποÂÏ„ÏιμματοÂσιλφιοÂκαÏαβοÂμελιτοÂκατακεχυÂμενοÂκιχλÂεπιÂκοσσυφοÂφαττοÂπεÏιστεÏÂαλεκτÏυονÂοπτοÂκεφαλλιοÂκιγκλοÂπελειοÂλαγῳοÂσιÏαιοÂβαφηÂÏ„ÏαγανοÂπτεÏÏγων. A fictional food dish consisting of a combination of fish, poultry and other meat, it is cited as the longest ancient Greek word ever written.
It is not used though.
μεγάλιθος (megalithos) μεγα- : great -λιθος : stone
The root word "litho" in "monolith" originates from the Greek word "lithos," which means "stone." Therefore, "monolith" literally means "single stone," reflecting the idea of a large, single upright stone monument or structure.
Yes, there were Greek sentences in THE Rosetta stone.
The greek monster medusa turned people to stone.
The word MONOLITH is Greek for a single stone of gigantic proportions. The word "petros" means stone in Greek.
The Rosetta Stone was written in several languages, one of which was Greek. Greek scholars, working back and forth between the Greek and the other languages were able to decipher the contents of the stone.
The prefix 'lith-' is a Greek root syllable that means 'stone'. A Greek derivative is the noun 'lithos', which means 'stone'. English derivatives include the adjective 'lithic', which means 'of or relating to stone'; and the verb 'lithify', which means 'to turn to stone'. Additionally, the term for the crust or outer part of our planet Earth is an English derivative of the Greek root. The noun 'lithosphere' results from the combination of the Greek words for 'stone' and 'sphere'.
Lithium coming from the greek work lithos, which is roughly translated at stone
the Rosetta stone was a stone found in the river Rosetta in Egypt, and had writing scribed on it in three different languages, Greek being one of them.
Large Stone Structure was created in 2005.
Petro.
The root word for 'litho-' is Greek. It comes from the Greek word 'lithos', which means stone or rock.