Where does “esca” come from?

esca (English) comes 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.

esca (English): fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts...

Definitions

  1. fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts...

Ancestry of “esca”, step by step

esca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ēsca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēscafood
2Latinedōto eat
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Galician esca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianescatinder; bait
2Latinscālaladder
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
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