lito-
Spanish, prefix
lito- is spelled L-I-T-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lito- is a Spanish prefix meaning “litho-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, lito is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of litar”. On this page, litó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of litar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Usado con el significado tanto de piedra, como de fósil”.
What does lito- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
litho-
suffix
- 1
masculine-lith, -lite
suffix
- 1
Spainmasculinealternative form of -ito; forms diminutives of nouns
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of litar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of litar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Usado con el significado tanto de piedra, como de fósil
suffix: 1. Usado con el significado tanto de piedra, como de fósil
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How common is lito- in Spanish?
lito- appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).