Etymology of the English word scan
the English word
scanderived from the Latin word
scandere (climb; mount, ascend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-Date
The earliest known usage of scan in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
photoscan,
scanner,
scanning,
scanner,
scannedDerivations in other languages
French
scanner, Romanian
scanaCognates
Dutch
scanderen, French
scander, German
skandieren, Icelandic
skandera, Swedish
skanderaUsage
Word found in Modern English
