Where does “escollera” come from?
escollera (Spanish) comes from Spanish escollo, from Italian scoglio, from Vulgar Latin *scoculum, from Classical Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.
escollera (Spanish): breakwater
Definitions
- breakwater
Ancestry of “escollera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | escollo | reef, shoal; pitfall, stumbling block |
| 2 | Italian | scoglio | cliff, rock (in the sea); a reef |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *scoculum | — |
| 4 | Classical Latin | scopulus | crag, cliff; rock |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκόπελος | lookout place; peak; headland, promontory;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |