Where does “fossurus” come from?

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

fossurus (Latin): about to bury, quarry

Definitions

  1. about to bury, quarry

Ancestry of “fossurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfodioto 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodio →
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