Etymology of the French word corrosion
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-Date
The earliest known usage of corrosion in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
anticorrosionDerivations in other languages
English
corrosion, Romanian
coroziuneCognates
Dutch
corrosie, English
corrosion, German
Korrosion, Italian
corrosione, Norwegian
korrosjon, Spanish
corrosion, Swedish
korrosionUsage
Word found in Old French
