myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of fossilis

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neutral: fossile
feminine: fossilis
masculine: fossilis

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Etymology of the Latin word fossilis

the Latin word fossilis (dug up, out; fossil-)

derived from the Latin word fossus

derived from the Latin word fodere (to dig; dig, dig out, up)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhedh- (to dig, to pierce)

French fossile, Italian fossile, Spanish fósil