Where does “escàlem” come from?

escàlem (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *scalamus, from Latin scalmus, from Ancient Greek σκαλμός, from Ancient Greek σκάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

escàlem (Catalan): thole

Definitions

  1. thole

Ancestry of “escàlem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*scalamus—
2Latinscalmusthole, oarlock
3Ancient Greekσκαλμόςpin or thole
4Ancient Greekσκάλλωto stir up, hoe; to search, probe
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “escàlem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάλλω →