Where does “fosseway” come from?
fosseway (English) comes from English fosse, from French fossé, from Middle French fossé, from Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossatum, from Latin fossō, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fosseway (English): A Roman military road with a fosse or ditch on...
Definitions
- A Roman military road with a fosse or ditch on...
Ancestry of “fosseway”, step by step
fosseway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fosse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fosse | A ditch or moat; Alternative form of fossa |
| 2 | French | fossé | ditch; trench; moat |
| 3 | Middle French | fossé | trench; ditch |
| 4 | Old French | fossé | fosse |
| 5 | Late Latin | fossatum | entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch; a ditch,... |
| 6 | Latin | fossō | to dig, pierce |
| 7 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |