Where does “marisco” come from?
marisco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese isco, 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 — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
marisco (Portuguese): shellfish; seafood
Ancestry of “marisco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | isco | bait |
| 2 | Galician | isca | tinder; bait; shoo! |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | isca | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēsca | — |
| 5 | Latin | edō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “marisco”