Where does “escayolar” come from?
escayolar (Spanish) comes from Spanish escayola, from Italian scagliola, from Italian scaglia, from Frankish skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
escayolar (Spanish): to put a plaster cast on
Definitions
- to put a plaster cast on
Ancestry of “escayolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | escayola | plaster, stucco |
| 2 | Italian | scagliola | A fine gypsum used for plaster modelling and... |
| 3 | Italian | scaglia | scale; flake, sliver; splinter |
| 4 | Frankish | skallju | scale, shell; scale; shell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |