Where does “endive” come from?

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

endive (French): Belgian endive

Definitions

  1. Belgian endive

Ancestry of “endive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchendive—
2Medieval Latinendivia—
3Late Latinintibusendive, succory
4Byzantine Greekἔντυβονendive
5Latinintibusendive, succory

Words derived from “endive”

Every word from Latin intibus →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον →Every word from Late Latin intibus →