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Where does “r0dent” come from?

r0dent (English) comes from English rodent, from Latin rōdēns, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

r0dent (English): A person lacking in maturity, social skills,...

Definitions

  1. A person lacking in maturity, social skills,...

Ancestry of “r0dent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrodentA mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by...
2Latinrōdēns—
3Latinrōdō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →