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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fossilate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fos-si-late
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fossilize

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree English fossil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English fossilate From fossil + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

fossilates (present, singular) fossilating (participle, present) fossilated (participle, past) fossilated (past)

Questions

What does fossilate mean?
To fossilize
Where does fossilate come from?
Etymology tree English fossil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English fossilate From fossil + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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