Where does “escarpen” come from?
escarpen (Romanian) comes from French escarpin, from Italian scarpino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
escarpen (Romanian): high-heeled woman's shoe
Definitions
- high-heeled woman's shoe
Ancestry of “escarpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | escarpin | high-heeled woman's shoe |
| 2 | Italian | scarpino | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |