myEtymology.com: French etymology of fouille

1. Etymology of the French word fouille

the French word fouille

derived from the French word fouiller

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *fodiculare

derived from the Latin word fodicare (dig, jog; [w)

derived from the Latin word fodere (to dig; dig, dig out, up)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhedh- (to dig, to pierce)

The earliest known usage of fouille in French dates from the 16th century.

derived from the French word fouille

derived from the French word fouiller

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *fodiculare

derived from the Latin word fodicare (dig, jog; [w)

derived from the Latin word fodere (to dig; dig, dig out, up)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhedh- (to dig, to pierce)