Where does “subfossus” come from?

subfossus (Latin) comes from Latin suffossus, from Latin suffodio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subfossus (Latin): Alternative form of suffossus

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of suffossus

Ancestry of “subfossus”, step by step

subfossus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin suffossus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffossusundermined
2LatinsuffodioI dig or pierce underneath, dig or burrow under,...
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Latin subfodio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubfodioAlternative form of suffodiō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →