Etymology

ichnogenus

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Today it means: Any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests. Full definition →

English genus ← Latin genus ← Proto-Italic *genos
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́χνος (ĭ́khnos)
  2. Englishichno-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Italic*genos
  6. Latingenus
  7. Englishgenus
  8. English todayichnogenus

From ichno- (“trace”) + genus.

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