Where does “endive” come from?

endive (English) comes from Middle French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Late Latin intibus, from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον, from Latin intibus — endive, succory.

endive (English): A leafy salad vegetable, "Cichorium endivia",...

Definitions

  1. A leafy salad vegetable, "Cichorium endivia",...

Ancestry of “endive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchendive—
2Medieval Latinendivia—
3Late Latinintibusendive, succory
4Byzantine Greekἔντυβονendive
5Latinintibusendive, succory
Every word from Latin intibus →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον →Every word from Late Latin intibus →