-escu

Aromanian

suffix

Definitions

ish, -esque (added to a root to form an adjective)

Etymology

Derived from Latin -iscus.

Origin

Latin

-iscus

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-iscus Latin
-ēnsis Latin
-esco Italian
-esque French
-sco Spanish, Castilian
-ῐ́σκος Ancient Greek
*-iskaz Proto-Germanic
-eis Old French
-ois Old French
-esc Catalan, Valencian
-esc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
-escu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
-isc lng