Where does “radieren” come from?
radieren (German) comes from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
radieren (German): to etch; to erase, rub out
Definitions
- to etch; to erase, rub out
Ancestry of “radieren”, step by step
radieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rādō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
via Latin rādere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rādere | — |