English
erasion
Erasion comes from Latin ērādō ‘to erase, to scrape’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *razdō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*razdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEradō‘to scrape, shave, scratch’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEērādō‘to erase, to scrape’
- Englishearliest quotation 1888erasion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*razdōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEradō‘to scrape, shave, scratch’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEērādō‘to erase, to scrape’
- Englishearliest quotation 1888erasion
Earliest quotation: 1888, A. Marmaduke Shield, Erasion of the Knee Joint: “A very considerable time must elapse before an operation…”
Formed from erase + -ion
Proto-Italic *razdō
Latin radō ‘to scrape, shave, scratch’
Latin ērādō ‘to scrape away, pare’
Latin ērāsus ‘scratched out, scraped off, erased’
English erase
Linked words
through Latin radō ‘to scrape, shave, scratch’
raze, abrasion, raster, 11 more
through Latin ērādō ‘to erase, to scrape’
Today it means
noun The act of erasing; a rubbing out or obliteration; erasure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *razdō / erasion