Where does “escalatory” come from?
escalatory (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.
escalatory (English): Involving or relating to escalation
Definitions
- Involving or relating to escalation
Ancestry of “escalatory”, 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 |