Where does “corrosive” come from?
corrosive (Latin) comes from Latin corrosivus — gnawing; corrosive.
corrosive (Latin): vocative masculine singular of corrōsīvus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of corrōsīvus
Ancestry of “corrosive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | corrosivus | gnawing; corrosive |