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Where does “эшелон” come from?

эшелон (Russian) comes from French échelon, from French échelle, from Old French eschale, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

эшелон (Russian): echelon; special train, troop train

Definitions

  1. echelon; special train, troop train

Ancestry of “эшелон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéchelonrung; echelon; soup bone
2Frenchéchelleladder; scale, proportion, size
3Old Frencheschaleshell
4Latinscāla—
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →