The story
- Semitic · derived from
- Latin · derived fromintibus
- Medieval Greek · derived fromἐντύβιον
- Italian · derived fromindivia
- Medieval Latin · derived fromendivia
- Middle French · derived fromendive
- English todayendive
From Middle French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia or Italian indivia~endivia, from Medieval Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion), from Latin intibus (which see). The ultimate source is likely Semitic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.