Etymology of the English word fosse
the English word
fossederived from the Old French word
fossederived from the Latin word
fossa (ditch, channel, something dug; a dig, trench, ditch; ditch, trench, canal)
derived from the Latin word
fodere (to dig; dig, dig out, up)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhedh- (to dig, to pierce)
Date
The earliest known usage of fosse in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
