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Where does “erodo” come from?

erodo (Latin) comes from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

erodo (Latin): I gnaw away; corrode

Definitions

  1. I gnaw away; corrode

Ancestry of “erodo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōdō—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “erodo”

  • erosion
  • erode
  • erosional
  • erodible
  • bioerosion
  • erodable
  • erosionally
  • electroerosion
  • antierosion
  • unerodable
  • bioerosional
  • eroder
  • nonerosional
  • nonerosion
  • erosionproof
  • nonerodable
  • bioeroder
  • bioerode
  • erosus
  • erodens
  • erodendus
  • erosurus
  • erosio
  • erodere
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