Etymology

eraser

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Today it means: One who erases. Full definition →

English erase ← Latin ērāsus ← Proto-Italic *razdō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Italic*razdō
  7. Latinradō
  8. Latinērādō
  9. Latinērāsus
  10. Englisherase
  11. English todayeraser

From erase + -er.

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