Where does “rosegall” come from?

rosegall (Catalan) comes from Catalan rosegar, from Old Occitan rozegar, from Vulgar Latin rosicare, from Latin rōdere, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rosegall (Catalan): something gnawed or nibbled

Definitions

  1. something gnawed or nibbled

Ancestry of “rosegall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrosegarto gnaw, to nibble; to eat away at
2Old Occitanrozegar—
3Vulgar Latinrosicarepresent active infinitive of *rōsicō
4Latinrōdere—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdere →Every word from Vulgar Latin rosicare →