Where does “escarole” come from?

escarole (English) comes from French escarole, from Italian scariola, from Late Latin escariola, from Latin ēsca, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

escarole (English): A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable

Definitions

  1. A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable

Ancestry of “escarole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchescaroleDated form of scarole
2ItalianscariolaAlternative form of scarola
3Late Latinescariolaedible lettuce
4Latinēscafood
5Latinedōto eat
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →