Where does “skandaali” come from?

skandaali (Finnish) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.

skandaali (Finnish): scandal

Definitions

  1. scandal

Ancestry of “skandaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinscandalumthat on which one trips, cause of offense;...
2Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

Words derived from “skandaali”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →
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