Where does “scalar” come from?
Scalar comes from Latin scalaris, derived from the verb scandere meaning to climb, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skend-.
scalar (English): Having magnitude but not direction; Consisting of...
Definitions
- Having magnitude but not direction; Consisting of...
Ancestry of “scalar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scālāris | Of, pertaining to or resembling a flight of stairs, or a ladder |
| 2 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 3 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
Words derived from “scalar”