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Where does “escariola” come from?

escariola (Latin) comes from Latin escarius, 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.

escariola (Latin): edible lettuce

Definitions

  1. edible lettuce

Ancestry of “escariola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinescariuspertaining to food or eating; pertaining to bait
2Latinēsca—
3Latinedō—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “escariola”

  • escarole
  • scariole
  • scariola
  • scarole
  • scarola
  • escarole
  • scarole
  • escariola
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