Where does “foso” come from?
foso (Spanish) comes from Italian fosso, from Italian fossa, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
foso (Spanish): ditch, trench; moat, fosse; trap
Definitions
- ditch, trench; moat, fosse; trap
Ancestry of “foso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fosso | ditch; moat |
| 2 | Italian | fossa | pit, hole; grave; fossa |
| 3 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 4 | Latin | fodiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |