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

  1. inflection of fossar: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “fossa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfossaA pit, groove, cavity, or depression; A long,...
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 →