Where does “microfósil” come from?

microfósil (Spanish) comes from Spanish fósil, from Latin fossilis, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

microfósil (Spanish): microfossil

Definitions

  1. microfossil

Ancestry of “microfósil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfósilfossil
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →