Where does “escalamera” come from?
escalamera (Catalan) comes from Catalan escàlem, 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,...
escalamera (Catalan): oarlock, rowlock
Definitions
- oarlock, rowlock
Ancestry of “escalamera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | escàlem | thole |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *scalamus | — |
| 3 | Latin | scalmus | thole, oarlock |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκαλμός | pin or thole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκάλλω | to stir up, hoe; to search, probe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |