Where does “escoar” come from?
escoar (Portuguese) comes from Latin excolo, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
escoar (Portuguese): to drain
Definitions
- to drain
Ancestry of “escoar”, step by step
escoar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin excolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | excolo | I tend or cultivate; I improve or perfect; I... |
| 2 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 3 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Latin cōlāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cōlāre | — |