Where does “scāla” come from?

scāla (Latin) comes from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

scāla (Latin): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “scāla”, step by step

scāla traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin scandere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via Proto-Germanic skēlō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskēlōbowl

via Latin skand-slā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinskand-slā—

Words derived from “scāla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →