Where does “fossātum” come from?

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

fossātum (Latin): }} trench particularly for military use, a ditch especially in earthwork fortifications

Definitions

  1. }} trench particularly for military use, a ditch especially in earthwork fortifications

Ancestry of “fossātum”, step by step

fossātum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fossa

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

via Latin fossō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossōto dig, pierce

Words derived from “fossātum”

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