English
corrode
Corrode comes from Middle English corrōden ‘to corrode’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corrōden‘to corrode’
- Englishtodaycorrode
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corrōden‘to corrode’
- Englishtodaycorrode
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- ‘to gnaw, scrape, scratch’
through Latin rōdō ‘to gnaw’
Today it means
verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English corrōden / corrode