Where does “isca de bacalhau” come from?

isca de bacalhau (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese isca, 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 de bacalhau (Portuguese): fried codfish coated in batter

Definitions

  1. fried codfish coated in batter

Ancestry of “isca de bacalhau”, step by step

isca de bacalhau traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese isca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseiscabait; lure; bait; a dish made with very thin...
2Old Portugueseysca
3Latinēscafood
4Latinedōto eat
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedee
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese bacalhau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
2Dutchbakaliaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin edō
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