Where does “rill erosion” come from?

rill erosion (English) comes from English erosion, from Middle French erosion, from Latin erosio, from Latin erodo, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rill erosion (English): erosion of soft ground caused by drainage of rain

Definitions

  1. erosion of soft ground caused by drainage of rain

Ancestry of “rill erosion”, step by step

rill erosion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English erosion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherosionThe result of having been worn away or eroded, as...
2Middle Frencherosion
3Latinerosioeating away
4LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
5Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via English rill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrillA very small brook; a streamlet; Alternative form...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d-Every word from Latin rōdōEvery word from Latin erodo