Where does “erode” come from?

Erode comes from French éroder, from Latin erodere, composed of the prefix ex- and Latin rodere meaning to gnaw.

erode (English): To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical...

Definitions

  1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical...

Ancestry of “erode”, step by step

erode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French éroder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéroderto erode
2LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
3Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Tamil ஈரோடு

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஈரோடு—
2Tamilஈரோடை—
3Tamilஈர்before vowels twice, two, double

Words derived from “erode”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →Every word from Latin erodo →