Where does “escano” come from?
escano (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese escano, from Latin scamnum, from Proto-Indo-European skāp-, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
escano (Galician): bench with backrest; bier, kind of stretcher used...
Definitions
- bench with backrest; bier, kind of stretcher used...
Ancestry of “escano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | escano | bench |
| 2 | Latin | scamnum | stool, step, bench; ridge; breadth of a field |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skāp- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |