Where does “fos” come from?

fos (Polish) comes from Polish fosa, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.

fos (Polish): genitive plural of fosa

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of fosa

Ancestry of “fos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfosamoat
2Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
3Latinfodiōto dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →