Where does “tidsskala” come from?
tidsskala (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
tidsskala (Norwegian Nynorsk): a timescale
Definitions
- a timescale
Ancestry of “tidsskala”, step by step
tidsskala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk skåla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skåla | definite singular of skål |
| 2 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 4 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 5 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tid | time; an age or era |
| 2 | Old Norse | tíðr | frequent, usual; often spoke of, noted, famous;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīdijaz | frequent, often |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |