Where does “fossans” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “fossans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossōto dig, pierce
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossō →
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