Where does “yesca” come from?

yesca (Asturian) comes from Asturian esca, from Latin ēsca, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

yesca (Asturian): Alternative form of esca

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of esca

Ancestry of “yesca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianescatinder
2Latinēscafood
3Latinedōto eat
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →