Where does “cronoscalata” come from?
cronoscalata (Italian) comes from Italian scalata, from Italian scalare, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
cronoscalata (Italian): mountain time trial
Definitions
- mountain time trial
Ancestry of “cronoscalata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scalata | scaling, climbing; climb; feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Italian | scalare | To climb or scale; To pay off a debt in... |
| 3 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |