English
fossorially
From fossorial + -ly.
Formed from fossorial + -ly
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
adv In a fossorial manner
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fossorially