Where does “escada” come from?

escada (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese escaada, from Vulgar Latin scalata, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

escada (Portuguese): ladder; stairs

Definitions

  1. ladder; stairs

Ancestry of “escada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseescaada—
2Vulgar Latinscalata—
3Latinscālaladder
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “escada”

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