rupestrian
adjective
ru·pes·tri·an
rüˈpestrēən
variants or rupestral
-rəl
: composed of rock : inscribed on rocks
Word History
Etymology
New Latin rupestris rupestrian (from Latin rupes rock + -estris, as in terrestris terrestrial) + English -an or -al; akin to Latin rumpere to break
First Known Use
1809, in the meaning defined above