Where does “fossette” come from?
fossette (French) comes from French fossé, from Middle French fossé, from Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossatum, from Latin fossō, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fossette (French): dimple
Ancestry of “fossette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fossé | ditch; trench; moat |
| 2 | Middle French | fossé | trench; ditch |
| 3 | Old French | fossé | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | fossatum | entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch; a ditch,... |
| 5 | Latin | fossō | — |
| 6 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |