Etymology

pseudofossil

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Today it means: Any object, marking or impression that resembles a fossil but whose origin is non-biological. Full definition →

English fossil ← French fossile ← Latin fossili
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Latinfoss-
  6. Latinfossili
  7. Frenchfossile
  8. Englishfossil
  9. English todaypseudofossil

From pseudo- + fossil.

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