'stone-like' originates from the combination of 'stone' and the suffix '-like', where 'stone' refers to a hard, solid non-metallic mineral matter and '-like' means 'resembling or similar to'.

'stone-like' has been used in English to describe objects or qualities that resemble stone in appearance or texture.

Initially, it meant 'resembling stone in appearance or texture', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.