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Where does “bʰod-” come from?
bʰod-
(Proto-Indo-European): to pierce, dig
Definitions
to pierce, dig
Words derived from “bʰod-”
fossil
fossils
fossa
fosse
fossiliferous
photic
fossilization
euphotic
photopic
fossilize
microfossil
fossorial
phot
aphotic
macrofossil
subfossil
unfossiliferous
nonfossil
fossor
nonphotic
megafossil
fossilist
fossula
photism