Where does “rosicāre” come from?

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

rosicāre (Latin): gnaw

Definitions

  1. gnaw

Ancestry of “rosicāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →
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