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

Definitions

  1. Adapted for digging

Ancestry of “fossorious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfoderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinfodioto 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 fodio →Every word from Latin fodere →