Word: fossilizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: fo
ssi
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of fossilize; convert to 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: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.