Where does “escalera” come from?

escalera (Asturian) comes from Late Latin scalaria, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

escalera (Asturian): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “escalera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinscalarianominative neuter plural of scālāris; accusative...
2Latinscālaladder
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →