Where does “fosse” come from?
Fosse comes from Old French fosse, from Latin fossa, the past participle of fodere, meaning "to dig," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰod-.
fosse (English): A ditch or moat; Alternative form of fossa
Definitions
- A ditch or moat; Alternative form of fossa
Ancestry of “fosse”, step by step
fosse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fossé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fossé | ditch; trench; moat |
| 2 | Middle French | fossé | trench; ditch |
| 3 | Old French | fossé | fosse |
| 4 | Late Latin | fossatum | entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch; a ditch,... |
| 5 | Latin | fossō | to dig, pierce |
| 6 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |
via Middle English fosse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fosse | — |