Where does “lescje” come from?

lescje (Friulian) 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.

lescje (Friulian): bait, lure; tinder

Definitions

  1. bait, lure; tinder

Ancestry of “lescje”, step by step

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