Where does “esca” come from?

esca (Galician) comes from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

esca (Galician): tinder; bait

Definitions

  1. tinder; bait

Ancestry of “esca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscālaladder
2Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “esca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →