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Where does “scalata” come from?

scalata (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-.

scalata (Italian): scaling, climbing; climb; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. scaling, climbing; climb; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “scalata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscalareTo climb or scale; To pay off a debt in...
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
4Latinscāla—
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—

Words derived from “scalata”

  • escalation
  • escalate
  • escalade
  • escalatory
  • escalader
  • de-escalate
  • re-escalation
  • de-escalation
  • cronoescalada
  • escalada
  • cronoscalata
  • escalation
  • эскалация
  • escalade
  • escalada
  • エスカレート
  • eszkalációk
  • eszkaláció
  • eszkalál
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →