Where does “prefossilization” come from?
prefossilization (English) comes from English fossilization, from English fossil, from French fossile, from Latin fossilis, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
prefossilization (English): prior fossilization
Definitions
- prior fossilization
Ancestry of “prefossilization”, step by step
prefossilization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fossilization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fossilization | The process of converting, or of being converted,... |
| 2 | English | fossil | The mineralized remains of an animal or plant;... |
| 3 | French | fossile | fossil |
| 4 | Latin | fossilis | Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up,... |
| 5 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 6 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |