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Where does “ronger” come from?

ronger (French) comes from Old French rongier, from Old French rungier, from Latin rūmigāre.

ronger (French): to gnaw; to erode, to eat at

Definitions

  1. to gnaw; to erode, to eat at

Ancestry of “ronger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrongier—
2Old Frenchrungier—
3Latinrūmigāre—

Words derived from “ronger”

  • rongeur
  • rongeur
Every word from Latin rūmigāre →