Where does “scalariform” come from?

scalariform (English) comes from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

scalariform (English): Having the form of a ladder

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a ladder

Ancestry of “scalariform”, step by step

scalariform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin scāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscālaladder
2Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via French scalariforme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscalariforme—

Words derived from “scalariform”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →