Where does “semifossorial” come from?
semifossorial (English) comes from English fossorial, from Latin fossōrius, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
semifossorial (English): Partly or sometimes fossorial
Definitions
- Partly or sometimes fossorial
Ancestry of “semifossorial”, step by step
semifossorial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fossorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fossorial | Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or... |
| 2 | Latin | fossōrius | Adapted to digging, fit for delving |
| 3 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |