Where does “scanless” come from?
scanless (English) comes from English scandalous, from French scandaleuse, from French scandaleux, from Latin scandalosus, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.
scanless (English): Scandalous, shameful
Definitions
- Scandalous, shameful
Ancestry of “scanless”, step by step
scanless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scandalous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scandalous | wrong, immoral, causing a scandal; malicious,... |
| 2 | French | scandaleuse | feminine singular of scandaleux; scandalous |
| 3 | French | scandaleux | scandalous |
| 4 | Latin | scandalosus | — |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | scandalum | that on which one trips, cause of offense;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκάνδαλον | trap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skand- | to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright |
via English scan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scan | To examine sequentially, carefully, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | scannen | to mark off verse to show metrical structure |
| 3 | Middle English | scanden | Alternative form of schonden |
| 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 |