Where does “esquer” come from?
esquer (Catalan) comes from Latin escarius, 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.
esquer (Catalan): bait; Alternative form of esquerre
Definitions
- bait; Alternative form of esquerre
Ancestry of “esquer”, step by step
esquer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin escarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | escarius | pertaining to food or eating; pertaining to bait |
| 2 | Latin | ēsca | food |
| 3 | Latin | edō | to eat |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Basque ezker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | ezker | left-handed; left; left, left-wing |