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Where does “schorseneer” come from?

schorseneer (Dutch) comes from French scorsonère, from Italian scorzonera, from Catalan escurçonera, 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.

schorseneer (Dutch): salsify, used for plants of the genera Tragopon...

Definitions

  1. salsify, used for plants of the genera Tragopon...

Ancestry of “schorseneer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscorsonèreblack salsify
2Italianscorzonerablack salsify
3Catalanescurçonerablack salsify
4Catalanescurçóviper, adder
5Vulgar Latinexcurtio—
6Late Latincurtioviper
7Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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