LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

rōsicāre

*rōsicāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructiongnaw

Origins

From rōsus (“gnawed”) + -icāre (frequentative verb-forming suffix), the former being the past participle of rōdere (“gnaw”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanrosegar
  • Catalanroegar
  • Occitanrosegarfrom Old Occitan rosegar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianrosicare
  • Neapolitanrusecare
  • Sicilianrusicari
  • Venetanroxegar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianroseâ
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianrosgà
  • Emilianrosghè
  • Emilianroschè
  • Ligurianrozigiâ
  • Ligurianrogijâ
  • Ligurianrozegâ
  • Lombardrosegà
  • Lombardrosiär
  • Piedmonteserosighé
  • Piedmonteserusié
Ibero-Romance
  • Aragoneserosigar
  • Aragonesearrosigar

Quick answers

What does rōsicāre mean in Latin?
rōsicāre, a verb, means “gnaw”.