Where does “fosilo” come from?
fosilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fosi, from Latin fossō, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fosilo (Esperanto): shovel
Ancestry of “fosilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fosi | to dig |
| 2 | Latin | fossō | — |
| 3 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |