Where does “scan” come from?
Scan comes from Late Latin scandere, from Latin scando, from Proto-Indo-European skend-, meaning to climb or leap.
scan (English): To examine sequentially, carefully, or...
Definitions
- To examine sequentially, carefully, or...
Ancestry of “scan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scannen | to mark off verse to show metrical structure |
| 2 | Middle English | scanden | Alternative form of schonden |
| 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 “scan”