'litho-' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'lithos', where 'lithos' meant 'stone'. 'print' ultimately comes from Latin 'premere' (via Old French and Middle English), where 'premere' meant 'to press'.

'litho-printed' developed from compounds formed in the 19th century associated with 'lithography' (from Greek 'litho-' + Greek 'graphē' meaning 'writing/drawing') and the verb 'print' (Middle English 'printen'), yielding the modern compound meaning 'printed by lithography'.

Initially, the components referred specifically to 'stone' and 'pressing/writing'; the compound originally meant 'printed from a stone plate' and has retained that core sense as 'produced by lithography'.