Where does “esbiaixar” come from?

esbiaixar (Catalan) comes from Catalan és, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

esbiaixar (Catalan): to cut on the bias

Definitions

  1. to cut on the bias

Ancestry of “esbiaixar”, step by step

esbiaixar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan és

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanéshimself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object)
2Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Catalan biaix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbiaixbias inclination towards something

Words derived from “esbiaixar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti →Every word from Latin est →