Where does “skalnik” come from?
skalnik (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.
skalnik (Polish): rockrunner (Achaetops pycnopygius)
Definitions
- rockrunner (Achaetops pycnopygius)
Ancestry of “skalnik”, step by step
| 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 |