fossiel

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • fossil
  • (figuratively) someone with very old fashioned ideas, a dinosaur

Etymology

Derived from French fossile derived from Latin fossilis (something which has been dug up, dug up, fossil, retrieved from the earth, dug out).

Origin

Latin

fossilis

Gloss

something which has been dug up, dug up, fossil, retrieved from the earth, dug out

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