Where does “skalik” come from?
skalik (Polish) comes from Polish skała, from German skala, 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.
skalik (Polish): goldsinny wrasse
Definitions
- goldsinny wrasse
Ancestry of “skalik”, step by step
skalik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish skała
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | skała | rock |
| 2 | German | skala | scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence) |
| 3 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via Polish skał
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | skał | splinter; thorn |