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Where does “rōd-” come from?

rōd- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

Ancestry of “rōd-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “rōd-”

  • erosion
  • rodent
  • erode
  • rostrum
  • erosional
  • rostra
  • erodible
  • bioerosion
  • rodenticide
  • rostellum
  • rostrate
  • nonrodent
  • erodable
  • rodentlike
  • erosionally
  • subrostrate
  • electroerosion
  • antierosion
  • rodential
  • longirostrine
  • unerodable
  • bioerosional
  • rodenticidal
  • rodenty
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