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Where does “σκάλα” come from?

σκάλα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

σκάλα (Greek): ladder, rung; staircase, stairs, stairway;...

Definitions

  1. ladder, rung; staircase, stairs, stairway;...

Ancestry of “σκάλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκάλα—
2Latinscāla—
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—

Words derived from “σκάλα”

  • скела
  • skela
  • iskele
  • اسكله
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