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-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “suffossus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Latin sub-