Etymology of the English word abrasion
the English word
abrasionderived from the Late Latin word
abrasioderived from the Latin word
abradere (to scrape away; scratch, scrape, rub)
using the Latin prefix
ab- (away; wrongly, badly)
derived from the Classical Latin word
radere (to scrape; shave; scratch, scrape)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*red-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rēd-derived from the Medieval Latin word
abrasionDate
The earliest known usage of abrasion in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
dermabrasionUsage
Word found in Modern English
