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Where does “erasure” come from?

erasure (English) comes from English erase, from Latin erasus, from Latin ērādere.

erasure (English): The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration;...

Definitions

  1. The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration;...

Ancestry of “erasure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheraseto remove markings or information; To obliterate...
2Latinerasusscratched out, scraped off, erased; abolished,...
3Latinērādere—

Words derived from “erasure”

  • unerasure
  • trans-erasure
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