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scalae

ärum f

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Where it lives

Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 31-32 - 32 3 · 2.82/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 6-10 - 8 3 · 2.32/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 6-10 - 6 3 · 2.23/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 21-25 - 25 3 · 2.07/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 35-38 - 37 3 · 1.83/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 35-38 - 36 2 · 1.76/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 43-44 - 43 1 · 1.74/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 1-5 - 4 2 · 1.19/10k
Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 41-42 - 42 2 · 1.19/10k
Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 26 2 · 1.18/10k
Epistulae 1 · 1.01/10k
De Bello Alexandrino 1 · 0.96/10k

Densest 12 of 40 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

scälae — Walde–Hofmann

scälae, -ärum f. (seit Enn., rom. (Sg. seit Pompon.]; daraus entl. gr. oxdAa „Steigbügel“ 6. Jh.) „Stiege, Leiter, Treppe": ^ aus *scandsid, zu scandö (Vanicek 309). . — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. scälae, p. 1392]

In the wild

scalis Livy, Ab urbe condita 1.7.27.7
scalis Julius Caesar, De bello Gallico 5.43.3
scalis Silius Italicus, Punica 13.112
scalis Livy, Ab urbe condita, books 6-10 - 6 p9
scalis Livy, Ab urbe condita libri, erklärt von M. Weissenborn, books 43-44 - 44 p14
scalis Livy, Ab urbe condita 3.31.23.4

6 of 94 attestations shown.

Where it came from

Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. scälae (scan p. 1392; entry #2454). Root candidates: *scand-.

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