Where does “スカラー” come from?

スカラー (Japanese) comes from English scalar, from Latin scālāris, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

スカラー (Japanese): scalar

Definitions

  1. scalar

Ancestry of “スカラー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscalarHaving magnitude but not direction; Consisting of...
2LatinscālārisOf, pertaining to or resembling a flight of stairs, or a ladder
3Latinscālaladder
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-Every word from Latin scandōEvery word from Latin scandere