Scandent
/ˈskæn.dənt/noun
Climbing or ascending, especially in a plant’s growth habit.
Did you know?Scandent comes from Latin scāndere, the same root behind words for climbing, mounting, and even the idea of a “stair-step” ascent in older Indo-European speech.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skand-
“to leap, climb, or mount”
Latin
Latin
scandere
“to climb, mount, or ascend”
Latin
Latin
scandēns
“climbing, ascending (present participle)”
Late Latin
Latin
scandent-
“climbing, ascending”
16th–17th Century
English
scandent
“climbing or ascending, especially of plants”