Where does “eskalieren” come from?
eskalieren (German) comes from German Eskalation, from English escalation, from English escalate, from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from Italian scalare, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα — to jump up, ascend.
eskalieren (German): to escalate
Definitions
- to escalate
Ancestry of “eskalieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eskalation | escalation |
| 2 | English | escalation | an increase or rise, especially one to counteract... |
| 3 | English | escalate | To increase in extent or intensity; to intensify... |
| 4 | French | escalade | climbing; escalation; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | scalata | scaling, climbing; climb; feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Italian | scalare | To climb or scale; To pay off a debt in... |
| 7 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 8 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 9 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 10 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 11 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |