English

ichnosite

From ichno- + site.

Formed from ichno- + site

Ancient Greek ἴχνος ‘footprint’

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to build’

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Latin sinō ‘to put, lay, set down’

Latin situs ‘position, place, site’

Anglo-Norman site

Middle English site ‘site, location’

English site

Today it means

noun A site at which ichnolites or similar fossil traces are preserved

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ichnosite