Where does “endiv” come from?

endiv (Swedish) comes from Italian endivia, from Latin intibus, from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον — endive.

endiv (Swedish): endive, Cichorium endivia

Definitions

  1. endive, Cichorium endivia

Ancestry of “endiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianendivia—
2Latinintibusendive, succory
3Byzantine Greekἔντυβονendive
Every word from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον →Every word from Latin intibus →Every word from Italian endivia →