Where does “fossor” come from?

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

fossor (Latin): A digger, delver, ditcher; A workman in a mine;...

Definitions

  1. A digger, delver, ditcher; A workman in a mine;...

Ancestry of “fossor”, 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 “fossor”

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