Where does “rodent” come from?

rodent (French) comes from French roder, from Latin rodere, from Latin rodo, from Proto-Indo-European rōd-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rodent (French): third-person plural present indicative of roder;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present indicative of roder;...

Ancestry of “rodent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchroderto polish, polish up
2Latinroderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinrodoI gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrōd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōd- →Every word from Latin rodo →