Where does “fôssyi” come from?
fôssyi (Norman) comes from Norman fôsse, from Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossatum, from Latin fossō, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fôssyi (Norman): gravedigger
Definitions
- gravedigger
Ancestry of “fôssyi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | fôsse | grave |
| 2 | Old French | fossé | fosse |
| 3 | Late Latin | fossatum | entrenchment, place enclosed by a ditch; a ditch,... |
| 4 | Latin | fossō | to dig, pierce |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |