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- — to jump up, ascend.

escalera (Old Spanish): stairway; steps, stairs

Definitions

stairway; steps, stairs

Ancestry of “escalera”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	scalaria	nominative neuter plural of scālāris; accusative...
2	Latin	scāla	ladder
3	Latin	scandere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4	Latin	scandō	to climb, ascend, mount
5	Proto-Indo-European	sḱend-	to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “escalera”

escalera
escaleira
eskalero
escalerilla
escalerita
escalera
eskalera
eskalira
eskalereto

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