Where does “escurçonera” come from?

escurçonera (Catalan) comes from Catalan escurçó, from Vulgar Latin excurtio, from Late Latin curtio, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

escurçonera (Catalan): black salsify

Definitions

  1. black salsify

Ancestry of “escurçonera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanescurçóviper, adder
2Vulgar Latinexcurtio—
3Late Latincurtioviper
4Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “escurçonera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Late Latin curtio →