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Where does “rosicare” come from?

rosicare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin rosicare, from Latin rōdere, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rosicare (Italian): to gnaw, nibble

Definitions

  1. to gnaw, nibble

Ancestry of “rosicare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrosicarepresent active infinitive of *rōsicō
2Latinrōdere—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rosicare”

  • rosicatura
  • rosico
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