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Where does “エスカレート” come from?

エスカレート (Japanese) comes from English escalate, from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from Italian scalare, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere.

エスカレート (Japanese): escalation; escalate, intensify

Definitions

  1. escalation; escalate, intensify

Ancestry of “エスカレート”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescalateTo increase in extent or intensity; to intensify...
2Frenchescaladeclimbing; escalation; first-person singular...
3Italianscalatascaling, climbing; climb; feminine singular of...
4ItalianscalareTo climb or scale; To pay off a debt in...
5Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
6Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
7Latinscāla—
8Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
9Latinscandō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →