Where does “ronja” come from?

ronja (Romanian) comes from French ronger, from Old French rongier, from Old French rungier, from Latin rūmigāre.

ronja (Romanian): to erode

Definitions

  1. to erode

Ancestry of “ronja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrongerto gnaw; to erode, to eat at
2Old Frenchrongier—
3Old Frenchrungier—
4Latinrūmigāre—
Every word from Latin rūmigāre →Every word from Old French rungier →Every word from Old French rongier →