Where does “esca” come from?

esca (Catalan) comes 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.

esca (Catalan): tinder; bait

Definitions

  1. tinder; bait

Ancestry of “esca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēscafood
2Latinedōto eat
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “esca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin edō