Where does “-esc” come from?
-esc (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
-esc (Catalan): -esque; -ic
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