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Where does “fouir” come from?

fouir (French) comes from Latin fodīre, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fouir (French): to dig, grub, burrow

Definitions

  1. to dig, grub, burrow

Ancestry of “fouir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfodīre—
2Latinfodiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “fouir”

  • fouisseur
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