Where does “ανεμόσκαλα” come from?

ανεμόσκαλα (Greek) comes from Greek σκάλα, from Ancient Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

ανεμόσκαλα (Greek): rope ladder, vertical ladder

Definitions

  1. rope ladder, vertical ladder

Ancestry of “ανεμόσκαλα”, step by step

ανεμόσκαλα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek σκάλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσκάλαladder, rung; staircase, stairs, stairway;...
2Ancient Greekσκάλαladder
3Latinscālaladder
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via Greek άνεμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάνεμοςwind
2Ancient Greekἄνεμοςwind, breeze, gale; any of the four cardinal...
3Proto-Hellenicánemoswind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-Every word from Latin scandōEvery word from Latin scandere
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