Where does “erosion” come from?

Erosion comes from Middle French erosion, from Latin erosio, the noun form of erodere meaning to eat away, derived from the prefix ex- and rodere meaning to gnaw.

erosion (English): The result of having been worn away or eroded, as...

Definitions

  1. The result of having been worn away or eroded, as...

Ancestry of “erosion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frencherosion—
2Latinerosioeating away
3LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
4Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “erosion”

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