Where does “eskala” come from?

eskala (Cebuano) comes from Spanish 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.

eskala (Cebuano): A short interruption in a journey; a stopover; a...

Definitions

  1. A short interruption in a journey; a stopover; a...

Ancestry of “eskala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescalaladder; scale; ladder, hierarchy
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →