Where does “scalamento” come from?

scalamento (Italian) comes 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.

scalamento (Italian): climb

Definitions

  1. climb

Ancestry of “scalamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscalareTo climb or scale; To pay off a debt in...
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-Every word from Latin scandōEvery word from Latin scandere