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 intibusEvery word from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβονEvery word from Late Latin intibus