escalade

noun

an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)

verb

climb up and over

Roots

scalaescal- · Latin · ladder ata-ade · Latin · action

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Where does escalade come from?

The word escalade breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: escal, from Latin scala (“ladder”); and -ade, from Latin ata (“action”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.