Where does “escalinata” come from?
escalinata (Spanish) comes from Italian scalinata, from Italian scalino, 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.
escalinata (Spanish): ample, fancy staircase; perron
Definitions
- ample, fancy staircase; perron
Ancestry of “escalinata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scalinata | staircase, stairway; flight of steps or stairs |
| 2 | Italian | scalino | step; rung; third-person plural present... |
| 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 |