myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of erosus

Etymology of the Latin word erosus

the Latin word erosus

derived from the Latin word erodere

derived 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 *eghs

using the Late Latin prefix e-

English erose, Portuguese eroso, Spanish erosivo