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
- Alternative form of suffossus
Ancestry of “subfossus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | suffossus | undermined |
| 2 | Latin | suffodio | I dig or pierce underneath, dig or burrow under,... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |