Etymology of the English word erose
the English word
erosederived from the Latin word
erosusderived from the Latin word
eroderederived from the Latin word
rodere (gnaw, peck)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*red-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*rēd-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsusing the Late Latin prefix
e-Date
The earliest known usage of erose in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
