Where does “scorzonera” come from?
scorzonera (English) comes 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.
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- A herb from southern Europe, Scorzonera...
Ancestry of “scorzonera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scorzonera | black salsify |
| 2 | Catalan | escurçonera | black salsify |
| 3 | Catalan | escurçó | viper, adder |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | excurtio | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | curtio | viper |
| 6 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |