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Where does “esclus” come from?

esclus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin aesculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “esclus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaesculusthe tallest species of oak, the winter oak or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “esclus”

  • ischio
  • eschio
  • eschia
  • ischialgia
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