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Where does “fodiculare” come from?

fodiculare (Latin) comes from Latin fodicāre, from Latin fodere, from Latin fodio, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

Ancestry of “fodiculare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfodicāre—
2Latinfoderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinfodioI dig ; bury; dig or clear out the earth from a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
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