Where does “φόσσα” come from?

φόσσα (Byzantine Greek) comes from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

Ancestry of “φόσσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
2Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “φόσσα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →