Where does “ysgolion” come from?
ysgolion (Welsh) comes from Welsh ysgol, from Middle Welsh yscawl, from Latin scala, from Latin scadla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
ysgolion (Welsh): plural of ysgol
Ancestry of “ysgolion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ysgol | school; ladder |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | yscawl | — |
| 3 | Latin | scala | ladder; stairs |
| 4 | Latin | scadla | — |
| 5 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | scandō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |