Where does “fossō” come from?

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

fossō (Latin): to dig, pierce

Definitions

  1. to dig, pierce

Ancestry of “fossō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig

Words derived from “fossō”

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