Where does “scansorial” come from?
scansorial (English) comes from Latin scansarius, from Latin scansus, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
scansorial (English): Adapted to or specialised for climbing;...
Definitions
- Adapted to or specialised for climbing;...
Ancestry of “scansorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scansarius | — |
| 2 | Latin | scansus | climbed |
| 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 |