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Where does “huesa” come from?

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

huesa (Spanish): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “huesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfossaditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave
2Latinfodiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰod-to pierce, dig
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