- Scansus
Scānsus, eine Gottheit = Ascensus (s. ascēnsusa. E.), Cypr. de idol. van. 2.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
Scānsus, eine Gottheit = Ascensus (s. ascēnsusa. E.), Cypr. de idol. van. 2.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
scan — [14] Latin scandere meant ‘climb’ (it has given English ascend and descend). In the postclassical period it was used metaphorically for ‘analyse the rising and falling rhythm of poetry’, and it was in this sense that it passed into English as… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
scan — [14] Latin scandere meant ‘climb’ (it has given English ascend and descend). In the postclassical period it was used metaphorically for ‘analyse the rising and falling rhythm of poetry’, and it was in this sense that it passed into English as… … Word origins
scansorial — [skan sôr′ē əl] adj. [< L scansus, pp. of scandere, to climb: see DESCEND] Zool. 1. of or adapted for climbing, as a bird s feet 2. that climbs or can climb … English World dictionary
scansores — skanˈsōˌrēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, literally, climbers, plural of scansor, from (assumed) Latin scansus (past. participle of Latin scandere to climb) + Latin or more at scan in former classifications … Useful english dictionary
scansorial — skanˈsōrēəl, ˈsȯr adjective Etymology: Latin scansorius (from assumed Latin scansus + Latin orius ory) + English al 1. : relating to, capable of, or adapted for climbing 2. : of or relating to the Scansores … Useful english dictionary