Where does “fossa” come from?

fossa (Italian) comes from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fossa (Italian): pit, hole; grave; fossa

Definitions

  1. pit, hole; grave; fossa

Ancestry of “fossa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
2Latinfodiōto 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

Words derived from “fossa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →