escalier

Meaning

1. (masculine) step, stair
2. (masculine) staircase

Concepts

stairs

staircase

stairway

stair

steps

flight of stairs

step

flight

✈️

flight of steps

ladder

🪜

pro jump

balustrade

soffit

apples and pears

backstairs

Synonyms

échelle

🪜

volée

Escalier

marche

étapes

baïonnette

escalieu

échelon

Marches

pas

Translations

escalera

Treppe

scala

🪜

escada

🪜

trap

escala

σκάλα

merdiven

opgang

Stiege

escalièr

scalinata

κλιμακοστάσιο

سلالم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛs.ka.lje/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: escallier

Borrowed from Occitan: escalier

In summary

Inherited from Middle French escallier, borrowed (through written form) from Occitan escalier, from Late Latin scālārium (attested in some inscriptions), from substantivation of a plural of scālāris, from Latin scāla (“ladder”), with the locative suffix -ārium. Replaced the older French degrés and montée in this sense.