Etymology of the English word nannofossil
the English word
nannofossilderived 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)
using the English prefix
nanno-Usage
Word found in Modern English
