Where does “fossa” come from?
fossa (Portuguese) comes from English fossa, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
fossa (Portuguese): inflection of fossar:
## third-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of fossar:
## third-person singular...
Ancestry of “fossa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fossa | A pit, groove, cavity, or depression; A long,... |
| 2 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 3 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |