Where does “ysgol” come from?

ysgol (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh yscawl, from Latin scala, from Latin scadla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

ysgol (Welsh): school; ladder

Definitions

  1. school; ladder

Ancestry of “ysgol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshyscawl—
2Latinscalaladder; stairs
3Latinscadla—
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “ysgol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →