Word: fossilize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fos
sil
ize
Definition: to make into a fossil
Morphemes:
Affix: fossil
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fossil word; a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fodiō
Language: la
Decoded: fodio
Meaning: dig; mine; quarry
Affix: -ilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective