autolithify etymology

English word autolithify comes from English lithify (To turn sediment into solid rock.), English auto-

Detailed word origin of autolithify

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
lithify English (eng) To turn sediment into solid rock.
auto- English (eng) (from automatic) automatic. (from automobile) relating to cars or the driving of cars. Regarding oneself.
autolithify English (eng) (intransitive, of an organism) To become a fossil without any external influence.

Words with the same origin as autolithify

Descendants of auto-
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