Etymology of the English word erosion
the English word
erosionderived from the French word
érosionderived from the Latin word
erosioderived 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-derived from the Latin word
erosumderived 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-Cognates
Dutch
erosie, French
érosion, German
Erosion, Norwegian
erosjon, Swedish
erosionUsage
Word found in Modern English
