Where does “scorzonera” come from?

scorzonera (Italian) comes from Catalan escurçonera, from Catalan escurçó, from Vulgar Latin excurtio, from Late Latin curtio, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

scorzonera (Italian): black salsify

Definitions

  1. black salsify

Ancestry of “scorzonera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanescurçonerablack salsify
2Catalanescurçóviper, adder
3Vulgar Latinexcurtio—
4Late Latincurtioviper
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “scorzonera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Late Latin curtio →