Where does “isco” come from?

isco (Portuguese) comes from Galician isca, from Old Portuguese isca, 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.

isco (Portuguese): bait

Definitions

  1. bait

Ancestry of “isco”, step by step

isco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician isca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianiscatinder; bait; shoo!
2Old Portugueseisca—
3Latinēscafood
4Latinedōto eat
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Portuguese isca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseiscabait; lure; bait; a dish made with very thin...
2Old Portugueseysca—

Words derived from “isco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →