English
fossoriality
From fossorial + -ity.
Formed from fossorial + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰh₂- ‘to dig, burrow’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂ey
Proto-Italic *foðjō ‘to pierce’
Latin fodiō ‘dig’
Latin fossōrius ‘adapted for digging or delving’
English fossorial
Today it means
noun The condition of being fossorial
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fossoriality