Etymology

fossiliferous

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Today it means: Containing fossils. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin ferō ← Proto-Italic *ferō
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  1. Latinfoss-
  2. Latinfossili
  3. Frenchfossile
  4. Englishfossil
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Italic*ferō
  8. Latinferō
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  11. English todayfossiliferous

From fossil + -i- + -ferous.

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