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Where does “rosegar” come from?

rosegar (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan rosegar, from Vulgar Latin rosicare, from Latin rōdere, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rosegar (Occitan): to gnaw

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “rosegar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanrosegar—
2Vulgar Latinrosicarepresent active infinitive of *rōsicō
3Latinrōdere—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rosegar”

  • rosegaire
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