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Where does “scalary” come from?

scalary (English) comes from Latin scālāris, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

scalary (English): Resembling a ladder; formed with steps

Definitions

  1. Resembling a ladder; formed with steps

Ancestry of “scalary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscālāris—
2Latinscāla—
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →