Where does “isca” come from?

isca (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ysca, 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.

isca (Portuguese): bait; lure; bait; a dish made with very thin...

Definitions

  1. bait; lure; bait; a dish made with very thin...

Ancestry of “isca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseysca
2Latinēscafood
3Latinedōto eat
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis
6Proto-Indo-European-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “isca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin edō