Where does “semifossil” come from?
semifossil (English) comes from English fossil, from French fossile, from Latin fossilis, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
semifossil (English): semifossilized
Definitions
- semifossilized
Ancestry of “semifossil”, step by step
semifossil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fossil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fossil | The mineralized remains of an animal or plant;... |
| 2 | French | fossile | fossil |
| 3 | Latin | fossilis | Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up,... |
| 4 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |