Where does “escandalós” come from?

escandalós (Catalan) comes from Catalan escàndol, 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.

escandalós (Catalan): scandalous, shocking, outrageous

Definitions

  1. scandalous, shocking, outrageous

Ancestry of “escandalós”, step by step

escandalós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan escàndol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanescàndolscandal
2Old Catalanescàndel—
3Latinscandalumtemptation; stumbling block; trap
4Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—

Words derived from “escandalós”

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