Where does “eskorsonera” come from?
eskorsonera (Tagalog) comes from Spanish escorzonera, from Italian scorzonera, from Catalan escurçonera, from Catalan escurçó, from Vulgar Latin excurtio, from Late Latin curtio, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
eskorsonera (Tagalog): garden viper's grass; black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)
Definitions
- garden viper's grass; black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)
Ancestry of “eskorsonera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | escorzonera | black salsify |
| 2 | Italian | scorzonera | black salsify |
| 3 | Catalan | escurçonera | black salsify |
| 4 | Catalan | escurçó | viper, adder |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | excurtio | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | curtio | viper |
| 7 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |