Where does “fossiilisarja” come from?

fossiilisarja (Finnish) comes from Finnish fossiili, from Latin fossilis, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fossiilisarja (Finnish): fossil series

Definitions

  1. fossil series

Ancestry of “fossiilisarja”, step by step

fossiilisarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fossiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfossiilifossil
2LatinfossilisRetrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up,...
3Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
4Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

via Finnish sarja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarjaseries; chain, sequence, succession, train; set
2Proto-Finnicsarjarow of laths or battens; a board made of laths
3Proto-Finno-Permicśarjalath, batten, bar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →