Where does “écaille” come from?
écaille (French) comes from Middle French escaille, from Old French escaille, from Frankish skallija, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
écaille (French): scale; shell; tortoiseshell
Definitions
- scale; shell; tortoiseshell
Ancestry of “écaille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | escaille | scale; ring or plate of armor |
| 2 | Old French | escaille | scale; ring or plate of armor |
| 3 | Frankish | skallija | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |