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Where does “scaletta” come from?

scaletta (Italian) comes from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

scaletta (Italian): Diminutive of scala; little ladder or step...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of scala; little ladder or step...

Ancestry of “scaletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
2Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
3Latinscāla—
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →