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Where does “ammonite” come from?

ammonite (English) comes from French ammonite, from Latin Ammonis.

ammonite (English): Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the...

Ancestry of “ammonite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchammoniteammonite
2LatinAmmonis—

Words derived from “ammonite”

  • ammonitic
  • ammonitiferous
  • neoammonite
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