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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erosion | The result of having been worn away or eroded, as... |
| 2 | Middle French | erosion | — |
| 3 | Latin | erosio | eating away |
| 4 | Latin | erodo | I gnaw away; corrode |
| 5 | Latin | rōdō | to gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via English rill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rill | A very small brook; a streamlet; Alternative form... |