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Where does “suffossus” come from?

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

suffossus (Latin): undermined

Definitions

  1. undermined

Ancestry of “suffossus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “suffossus”

  • subfossus
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