Where does “skandāliste” come from?
skandāliste (Latvian) comes from Latvian skandālists, from Latvian skandāls, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.
skandāliste (Latvian): a troublemaker, a woman who causes scandal, who...
Definitions
- a troublemaker, a woman who causes scandal, who...
Ancestry of “skandāliste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | skandālists | a troublemaker, a man who causes scandal, who... |
| 2 | Latvian | skandāls | scandal |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | scandalum | that on which one trips, cause of offense;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκάνδαλον | trap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skand- | to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright |