Italian word esca comes from Proto-Indo-European *ed-, Latin do (I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede.), Latin de
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ed- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| do | Latin (lat) | I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede. |
| de | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...] |
| *h₁édti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To eat. |
| *edō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Eat. |
| edo | Latin (lat) | I eat. |
| esca | Latin (lat) | Bait. Food; dish prepared for the table. |
| esca | Italian (ita) | Bait, lure. Tinder. |