Where does “scalic” come from?
scalic (English) comes from Polish calić, from Nahuatl celic, from Serbo-Croatian celiti, from Proto-Slavic cěliti, from Proto-Slavic cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.
scalic (English): Relating to a musical scale
Definitions
- Relating to a musical scale
Ancestry of “scalic”, step by step
scalic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish calić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | calić | to save; to protect; to keep whole |
| 2 | Nahuatl | celic | green thing |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | celiti | to heal, cure, treat |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | cěliti | to heal, cure |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | cělъ | whole |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kailas | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóylos | healthy, whole; safe, unharmed |
via English scale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | scale | flake |
| 3 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |