Where does “escalonar” come from?

escalonar (Catalan) comes from Catalan escaló, from Catalan escala, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

escalonar (Catalan): to terrace cut into steps

Definitions

to terrace cut into steps

Ancestry of “escalonar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	escaló	step
2	Catalan	escala	stairs; ladder; straight
3	Italian	scala	ladder; stair; scale
4	Byzantine Greek	σκάλα	—
5	Latin	scāla	ladder
6	Latin	scandere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7	Latin	scandō	to climb, ascend, mount
8	Proto-Indo-European	sḱend-	to jump up, ascend

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →