Trivia: “Rodent” comes from the Latin word “rodere,” meaning what?
To bark
To gnaw
To squeak
To hide
The correct answer is To gnaw
So why is this answer correct? : Rodents are mammals named after their modern Latin order, “Rodentia.” This order name comes from the Latin word “rodentem,” meaning “the gnawers.” The word entered English in the mid-19th century.