English
scalariform
Scalariform comes from Latin scala ‘ladder’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *skend- ‘to jump up, ascend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skend-‘to jump up, ascend’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscala‘ladder’
- Englishtodayscalariform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skend-‘to jump up, ascend’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscala‘ladder’
- Englishtodayscalariform
Formed from -form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *skend- ‘to jump up, ascend’
scan, descend, ascension, slander, ascendant, skein, 13 more
through Latin scala ‘ladder’
Today it means
adj Having the form of a ladder
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skend- / scalariform