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Where does “erosio” come from?

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

erosio (Latin): eating away

Definitions

  1. eating away

Ancestry of “erosio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
2Latinrōdō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “erosio”

  • erosion
  • erosional
  • bioerosion
  • erosionally
  • electroerosion
  • antierosion
  • bioerosional
  • nonerosional
  • nonerosion
  • erosionproof
  • erosión
  • érosion
  • jorderosjon
  • breerosjon
  • erosjon
  • eróziók
  • erózió
  • jorderosjon
  • breerosjon
  • erosjon
  • erosion
  • eroziya
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