Where does “scander” come from?

scander (French) comes from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

scander (French): to scan; to chant; to enunciate carefully; to...

Definitions

  1. to scan; to chant; to enunciate carefully; to...

Ancestry of “scander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “scander”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →