Where does “escarolat” come from?
escarolat (Catalan) comes from Catalan escarola, from Italian scarola, from Latin escariola, from Latin escarius, from Latin ēsca, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
escarolat (Catalan): curly, frilled
Definitions
- curly, frilled
Ancestry of “escarolat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | escarola | escarole |
| 2 | Italian | scarola | endive |
| 3 | Latin | escariola | edible lettuce |
| 4 | Latin | escarius | pertaining to food or eating; pertaining to bait |
| 5 | Latin | ēsca | food |
| 6 | Latin | edō | to eat |
| 7 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |