Where does “Rodentia” come from?

Rodentia (Translingual) comes from Latin rōdēns, from Latin rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

Rodentia (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Rodentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrōdēnsgnawing
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 Latin rōdēns →
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