Where does “escalar” come from?

escalar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese escala, 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.

escalar (Portuguese): scalar; to climb, mount, scale

Definitions

  1. scalar; to climb, mount, scale

Ancestry of “escalar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseescalascale, measure; stopover
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →