Where does “isqueiro” come from?

isqueiro (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.

isqueiro (Portuguese): lighter

Definitions

  1. lighter

Ancestry of “isqueiro”, step by step

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