Etymology of the English word macrofossil
the English word
macrofossilusing the English prefix
macro-derived from the Greek word
makros, μακρός (large; long (in place (distant) or time (neuter plural)))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māk-derived from the English word
fossilderived from the French word
fossilederived from the Latin word
fossilis (dug up, out; fossil-)
derived from the Latin word
fossusderived from the Latin word
fodere (to dig; dig, dig out, up)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhedh- (to dig, to pierce)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
