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Where does “escalera” come from?

escalera (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin scalaria, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

escalera (Old Spanish): stairway; steps, stairs

Definitions

  1. stairway; steps, stairs

Ancestry of “escalera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinscalarianominative neuter plural of scālāris; accusative...
2Latinscāla—
3Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latinscandō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—

Words derived from “escalera”

  • escalerilla
  • escalera
  • escaleira
  • eskalereto
  • eskalero
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →