Where does “unfossilizable” come from?

unfossilizable (English) comes from English fossilizable, from English fossilize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

unfossilizable (English): Not fossilizable

Definitions

  1. Not fossilizable

Ancestry of “unfossilizable”, step by step

unfossilizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fossilizable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfossilizableAble to be converted into a fossil
2Englishfossilizeto make into a fossil; to become a fossil; to...
3English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
4Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
5Middle French-iser-ize
6Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -izeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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