Etymology of the French word échelle
the French word
échellederived from the Latin word
scala (staircase; ladder)
Date
The earliest known usage of échelle in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
échelage,
échelette,
échelon,
écheler,
échelier,
échellierCognates
Dutch
sjaal, Dutch
schaal, English
shawl, English
scale, French
châle, French
scalair, German
Schal, German
Skala, Icelandic
sjal, Italian
scala, Italian
scialle, Latin
scalae, Norwegian
skala, Polish
szal, Provençal
escala, Russian
шaль, Spanish
escala, Swedish
schal, Swedish
skol, Swedish
skala, Yiddish
shal
