Where does “isqueiro” come from?
isqueiro (Galician) comes from Galician isca, from Old Portuguese isca, 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.
isqueiro (Galician): small container for tinder
Definitions
- small container for tinder
Ancestry of “isqueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | isca | tinder; bait; shoo! |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | isca | — |
| 3 | Latin | ēsca | — |
| 4 | Latin | edō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |