vestige
3 synonyms for vestige, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A footprint left in the ground.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Taken from French vestige, from Latin vestīgium ("footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark"). It is a doublet of vestigium.
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