Where does “unfossiliferous” come from?
unfossiliferous (English) comes from English fossiliferous, from English -ferous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
unfossiliferous (English): Not fossiliferous, nonfossiliferous
Definitions
- Not fossiliferous, nonfossiliferous
Ancestry of “unfossiliferous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fossiliferous | Containing fossils |
| 2 | English | -ferous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the... |
| 3 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 4 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 5 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |