Where does “roaz” come from?

roaz (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *rodax, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

roaz (Portuguese): name for a group of cetacean animals such as the...

Definitions

  1. name for a group of cetacean animals such as the...

Ancestry of “roaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*rodax—
2Latinrōdōto gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode, consume; erode
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *rodax →