Where does “transfodiens” come from?

transfodiens (Latin) comes from Latin transfodio, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

Definitions

Ancestry of “transfodiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransfodioI thrust, stab or run through, transfix,...
2Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin transfodio →