Where does “de-escalate” come from?
de-escalate (English) comes from English escalate, from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from Italian scalare, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere — to jump up, ascend.
de-escalate (English): To decrease in intensity or magnitude
Definitions
- To decrease in intensity or magnitude
Ancestry of “de-escalate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | escalate | To increase in extent or intensity; to intensify... |
| 2 | French | escalade | climbing; escalation; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | scalata | scaling, climbing; climb; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Italian | scalare | To climb or scale; To pay off a debt in... |
| 5 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 7 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 8 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |