Where does “escàndol” come from?

escàndol (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan escàndel, from Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.

escàndol (Catalan): scandal

Definitions

  1. scandal

Ancestry of “escàndol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanescàndel—
2Latinscandalumtemptation; stumbling block; trap
3Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

Words derived from “escàndol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Latin scandalum →