English
fodinichnion
Fodinichnion comes from Latin fodīna ‘a mine’, from fodiō ‘dig’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰedʰh₂-‘to dig, burrow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰódʰh₂eyreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*foðjō‘to pierce’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfodiō‘dig’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfodīna‘a mine’
- Englishearliest quotation 1964fodinichnion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰedʰh₂-‘to dig, burrow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰódʰh₂eyreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*foðjō‘to pierce’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfodiō‘dig’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfodīna‘a mine’
- Englishearliest quotation 1964fodinichnion
Earliest quotation: 1964, Adolf Seilacher, Sedimentology: “Distinctive behaviour patterns add to the specific character as…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- ‘to dig, burrow’
bed, battle, combat, battery, bat, 12 more
through Latin fodiō ‘dig’
Today it means
noun A trace fossil formed by deposit feeders as they excavate the sediment in search of food.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- / fodinichnion