Where does “endive” come from?

endive (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin endivia, from Late Latin intibus, from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον, from Latin intibus — endive, succory.

Ancestry of “endive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinendivia—
2Late Latinintibusendive, succory
3Byzantine Greekἔντυβονendive
4Latinintibusendive, succory

Words derived from “endive”

Every word from Latin intibus →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον →Every word from Late Latin intibus →