Where does “-isco” come from?

-isco (Italian) comes from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

-isco (Italian): Used with a stem to form the first-person...

Definitions

  1. Used with a stem to form the first-person...

Ancestry of “-isco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
2Proto-Italic*-ēskō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskō →Every word from Latin -ēscō →