Where does “escada” come from?

escada (Galician) comes from Galician escaada, from Old Portuguese escaada, from Vulgar Latin scalata, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

escada (Galician): ladder; stairs

Definitions

  1. ladder; stairs

Ancestry of “escada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianescaada—
2Old Portugueseescaada—
3Vulgar Latinscalata—
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →