Where does “flossum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “flossum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfossulaA small ditch or trench
2Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
3Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “flossum”

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