Etymology of the French word esclandre
the Old French word
esclandrederived from the Old French word
escandlederived from the Late Latin word
scandalum (temptation, inducement to sin; cause of offense)
derived from the Greek word
skandalon, σκάνδαλον
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*skand-Date
The earliest known usage of esclandre in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
slanderCognates
Dutch
schandaal, English
scandal, French
scandale, German
Skandal, Italian
scandalo, Lithuanian
skandalas, Norwegian
skandale, Provençal
escandol, Russian
скaндaл, Spanish
escandalo, Swedish
skandalUsage
Word found in Old French
