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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-.

escalinata (Spanish): ample, fancy staircase; perron

Definitions

  1. ample, fancy staircase; perron

Ancestry of “escalinata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscalinatastaircase, stairway; flight of steps or stairs
2Italianscalinostep; rung; third-person plural present...
3Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
4Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
5Latinscāla—
6Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinscandō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →