An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To strike out or remove (something written or printed); cancel; erase.

Etymology (EN): L. deletus, p.p. of delere “destroy, blot out, efface,” from delevi, fro delinere “to erase by smudging,” from → de- “from, away”

• linere “to smear, wipe.”

Etymology (PE): Rušidan, from Kurd. rušê “to be wiped off through rubbing;” cf. Av. fra.uruxti- “destruction;” Wakhi riz-, rəz-/r&#601zd- “to tear apart, rip up a seam;” Yaghnobi ruc/ructa, rušta “to shave off the skin, skin off;” Proto-Ir. *rauj- “to break, bust” (Cheung 2007).