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Where does “fossandus” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “fossandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossō—
2Latinfodiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
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