by 1830, from fossil + -ferous "producing, containing," from Latin ferre "to bear, carry," from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry."
fossiliferous strata
forward
forwardness
forwards
fosse
fossil
fossiliferous
fossilization
fossilize
foster
fosterage
fought
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