Where does “eroso” come from?

eroso (Italian) comes from Latin aerōsus, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

eroso (Italian): past participle of erodere; eroded; containing...

Definitions

  1. past participle of erodere; eroded; containing...

Ancestry of “eroso”, step by step

eroso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin aerōsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaerōsusfull of copper
2Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
3Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
4Proto-Italicajos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

via Italian erodere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianerodereto erode
2LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
3Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “eroso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos →Every word from Proto-Italic ajos →Every word from Proto-Italic aos →