Where does “-escu” come from?
-escu (Aromanian) comes from Latin -iscus, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
-escu (Aromanian): -ish, -esque; Used with a stem to form the...
Definitions
- -ish, -esque; Used with a stem to form the...
Ancestry of “-escu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “-escu”