Where does “skandal” come from?

skandal (Polish) comes from French scandale, from Old French scandale, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.

skandal (Polish): scandal

Definitions

  1. scandal

Ancestry of “skandal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscandalescandal
2Old Frenchscandale—
3Ecclesiastical Latinscandalumthat on which one trips, cause of offense;...
4Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

Words derived from “skandal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →