Where does “fossorious” come from?
fossorious (English) comes from Latin fodere, from Latin fodio, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fossorious (English): Adapted for digging
Ancestry of “fossorious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fodere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | fodio | I dig ; bury; dig or clear out the earth from a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |