Where does “scalene” come from?

scalene (Italian) comes from Italian scaleno, from Late Latin scalenus, from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός — uneven, unequal, scalene; uneven, unequal.

scalene (Italian): feminine plural of scaleno

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of scaleno

Ancestry of “scalene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscalenoscalene; scalene, scalenus; scalenus
2Late Latinscalenusof unequal sides, scalene
3Ancient Greekσκᾰληνόςuneven, unequal, scalene; uneven, unequal
Every word from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός →Every word from Late Latin scalenus →Every word from Italian scaleno →