Etymology of the French word érosion
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-Date
The earliest known usage of érosion in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
érosifDerivations in other languages
English
erosion, Romanian
eroziuneCognates
Dutch
erosie, English
erosion, German
Erosion, Norwegian
erosjon, Swedish
erosion
