Where does “roam” come from?

roam (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese roer, from Old Portuguese roer, from Latin rodere, from Latin rodo, from Proto-Indo-European rōd-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

roam (Portuguese): third-person plural present subjunctive of roer;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of roer;...

Ancestry of “roam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseroerto gnaw
2Old Portugueseroer—
3Latinroderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinrodoI gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrōd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rōd- →Every word from Latin rodo →