Where does “fossa” come from?

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

fossa (Catalan): grave, pit; fossa

Definitions

  1. grave, pit; fossa

Ancestry of “fossa”, step by step

fossa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fossa

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

via Malagasy fosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfosafossa

Words derived from “fossa”

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