Where does “effodient” come from?
effodient (English) comes from Latin effodiens, from Latin effodio, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
effodient (English): Digging up
Ancestry of “effodient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | effodiens | excavating, mining |
| 2 | Latin | effodio | I dig out or up, excavate, mine; I hollow out |
| 3 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |