Etymology of the English word corrosion
the English word
corrosionderived from the Old French word
corrosionderived from the Latin word
corrosio (gnawing)
derived from the Latin word
corrosusderived from the Latin word
corrodere (gnaw, gnaw away; chew up)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
rodere (gnaw, peck)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*red-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rēd-Derivations in English
biocorrosionCognates
Dutch
corrosie, French
corrosion, German
Korrosion, Italian
corrosione, Norwegian
korrosjon, Spanish
corrosion, Swedish
korrosionUsage
Word found in Modern English
