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Where does “escarius” come from?

escarius (Latin) comes 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.

escarius (Latin): pertaining to food or eating; pertaining to bait

Definitions

  1. pertaining to food or eating; pertaining to bait

Ancestry of “escarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēsca—
2Latinedō—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “escarius”

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