scal- root words — words with the scal- root

The root scal- comes from Latin scala, meaning ladder, steps. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including escalate, escalated, escalates, escalating, escalation, escalator, escalators, scalar, scalars, upscale, deescalate, echelon. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the scal- root

Explore words with scal- — words containing the scal- root and sharing its sense of "ladder, steps". Examples include escalate, escalated, escalates, escalating, escalation, escalator, escalators, scalar, scalars, upscale, deescalate, echelon. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The scal- root means ladder, steps, from Latin scala. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.