Where does “transfossus” come from?
transfossus (Latin) comes from Latin transfodio, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
Ancestry of “transfossus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | transfodio | I thrust, stab or run through, transfix,... |
| 2 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |