Where does “fosar” come from?

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

fosar (Spanish): to dig a hole or moat

Definitions

  1. to dig a hole or moat

Ancestry of “fosar”, step by step

fosar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish fosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfosacavity; grave; pit
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

via Latin fossō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossōto dig, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- →Every word from Latin fodiō →Every word from Latin fossa →