Etymology

fossil

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Today it means: The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. Full definition →

French fossile ← Latin fossili
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fossil · noun1

  1. Latinfoss-
  2. Latinfossili
  3. Frenchfossile
  4. English todayfossil

From French fossile, from Latin fossilis (“something which has been dug up”), from fodio (“to dig up”).

Fossil · proper noun2

From the standard noun fossil, because of fossil finds in the area.

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