Etymology

fossilize

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Today it means: To make into a fossil. Full definition →

English fossil ← French fossile ← Latin fossili
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  1. Latinfoss-
  2. Latinfossili
  3. Frenchfossile
  4. Englishfossil
  5. English todayfossilize

From fossil + -ize.

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