Where does “erosjon” come from?

erosjon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French érosion, from Latin erosio, from Latin erodo, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

erosjon (Norwegian Nynorsk): erosion

Definitions

  1. erosion

Ancestry of “erosjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchérosionerosion, weathering
2Latinerosioeating away
3LatinerodoI gnaw away; corrode
4Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “erosjon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →Every word from Latin erodo →