Where does “escarader” come from?
escarader (Catalan) comes from Catalan escarada, from Catalan escar, from Catalan esca, from Latin ēsca, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
escarader (Catalan): pieceworker
Definitions
- pieceworker
Ancestry of “escarader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | escarada | piece work work paid for by the piece as opposed to by the time worked |
| 2 | Catalan | escar | drydock |
| 3 | Catalan | esca | tinder; bait |
| 4 | Latin | ēsca | food |
| 5 | Latin | edō | to eat |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |