Where does “erase” come from?
Erase comes from Latin erasus, the past participle of eradere, meaning to scratch or scrape out, formed from the prefix ex- and the verb radere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to scrape or scratch.
erase (English): to remove markings or information; To obliterate...
Definitions
- to remove markings or information; To obliterate...
Ancestry of “erase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | erasus | scratched out, scraped off, erased; abolished,... |
| 2 | Latin | ērādere | — |
Words derived from “erase”