Where does “fosse” come from?
fosse (Latin) comes from Latin fossus, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fosse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of fossus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of fossus
Ancestry of “fosse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fossus | Dug up, out or around, buried, mined, quarried,... |
| 2 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |