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Where does “fodīre” come from?
fodīre (Latin) comes from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
Ancestry of “fodīre”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
fodiō
to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰod-
to pierce, dig
Words derived from “fodīre”
fouir
fouir
fouisseur
foui
dêfoui
dêfouithie
dêfouage
dêfouissage
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