Etymology

nummulite

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Today it means: A protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils. Full definition →

French nummulite ← Latin nummulus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnummulus“little coin”
  2. French · derived fromnummulite
  3. English todaynummulite

From French nummulite, and its source, Latin nummulus (“little coin”); and from scientific Latin Nummulites (genus name). By surface analysis, numm(us) + -ule + -ite.

Words from the same roots

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