English
fossulate
Fossulate comes from Latin fossula ‘a small ditch or trench’, from terra ‘dug-up earth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ters-‘dry’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*terzā‘earth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterra‘dug-up earth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfossa‘ditch, trench’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfossula‘a small ditch or trench’
- Englishtodayfossulate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ters-‘dry’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*terzā‘earth’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterra‘dug-up earth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfossa‘ditch, trench’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfossula‘a small ditch or trench’
- Englishtodayfossulate
Formed from -ate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ters- ‘dry’
test, inter, toast, thirst, torrent, terrestrial, torrid, terrine, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *terzā ‘earth’
through Latin terra ‘dug-up earth’
territory, territorial, terrain, terrace, terra, terrier, terroir, 15 more
through Latin fossa ‘ditch, trench’
Today it means
adj Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ters- / fossulate