Where does “fossa” come from?

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

fossa (Classical Latin): ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave

Definitions

  1. ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave

Ancestry of “fossa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfodioto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodio →