Where does “fossor” come from?

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

fossor (English): A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome; A...

Definitions

  1. A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome; A...

Ancestry of “fossor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfossorA digger, delver, ditcher; A workman in a mine;...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossor →