Where does “beaufortskala” come from?

beaufortskala (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skåla, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

beaufortskala (Norwegian Bokmål): the Beaufort scale

Definitions

  1. the Beaufort scale

Ancestry of “beaufortskala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskåladefinite feminine singular of skål
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →