English
fossor
Fossor comes from Latin fossor ‘digger’, from fodiō ‘dig’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰedʰh₂-‘to dig, burrow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰódʰh₂eyreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*foðjō‘to pierce’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfodiō‘dig’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfossor‘digger’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰedʰh₂-‘to dig, burrow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰódʰh₂eyreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*foðjō‘to pierce’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfodiō‘dig’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfossor‘digger’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- ‘to dig, burrow’
bed, battle, combat, battery, bat, 12 more
through Latin fodiō ‘dig’
Today it means
noun A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- / fossor