Etymology

scala

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Today it means: Ladder; sequence. Full definition →

Latin scāla
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scala · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromscāla“ladder”
  2. English todayscala

Borrowed from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of scale.

Scala · proper noun2

  1. Slovak · derived fromSkala
  2. Czech · derived fromSkála
  3. Polish · derived fromSkała
  4. English todayScala

* As an Italian surname, from Scala. * As a Slavic and Jewish surname, from Polish Skała, Czech Skála, Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak Skala.

Scala · proper noun3

Blend of scalable + language.

Words from the same roots

Latinscāla all →

scaleechelonShalottscalariform

PolishSkała all →

Skala

CzechSkála all →

Skala

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