Where does “antirodent” come from?
antirodent (English) comes from English rodent, from Latin rōdēns, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
antirodent (English): Repelling or combating rodents
Definitions
- Repelling or combating rodents
Ancestry of “antirodent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rodent | A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by... |
| 2 | Latin | rōdēns | gnawing |
| 3 | Latin | rōdō | to gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |