{"id":1546,"date":"2021-11-06T13:04:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T13:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2021-11-06T13:18:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T13:18:20","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Ladder\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-11-06T13:04:04+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In today\u2019s Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re looking at the origins of the word ladder.\n\n\n\nA ladder [\u02c8lad\u0259\/\u02c8l\u00e6d\u025a] is:\n\n \ta frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened r...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_486\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1546-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1546-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ladder2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In today\u2019s <strong>Adventure in Etymology<\/strong> we\u2019re looking at the origins of the word <strong>ladder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gosheshe\/207759641\/in\/photolist-jmPGM-ezC6un-pkSLa-cAmWEf-eZ2mQc-z3m8wY-BQ4gzP-wpj51F-hCp9Z-uxbT3Y-9iZ9b-prvDQB-21BBht-6FFg4m-5c4i2C-HboBw4-27XfT1E-frDx8d-dj9M8-9tCeki-h7ahu-3cgVF3-9sB5GS-bo7hnB-euAEV1-8Cwdxu-5H2qMk-2m1ajU5-8nWWo4-2iAaesH-6xV1mJ-35VJDJ-pzmCB-arqxXQ-4zYZqo-6UXoC3-6QqUYd-8BXPxj-2fBabqC-zKX4T-59kdcC-MbtERN-2mD5iyB-Ds2WwL-osEjw-2m2YS3u-2k6f9k1-2jkGiBd-V1mRVt-2k611E3\" title=\"ladders.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/84\/207759641_bc9f24ea1e_z.jpg\" alt=\"ladders.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>ladder<\/strong> [\u02c8lad\u0259\/\u02c8l\u00e6d\u025a] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs<\/li>\n<li>a series of stages by which one progresses to a better position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>ladder\/laddre<\/em> [\u02c8lad\u0259r], from the Old English <em>hl\u01e3der<\/em> [\u02c8xl\u00e6\u02d0.der] (ladder), from the Proto-Germanic <em>*hlaidrij\u014d<\/em> [\u02c8xl\u0251i\u032f.dri.j\u0254\u02d0] (ladder) from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*\u1e31ley-<\/em> (to lean, slope, incline) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/ladder#English\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>English words from the same PIE root include: <strong>climate<\/strong>, <strong>client<\/strong>, <strong>clinic<\/strong>, <strong>decline<\/strong>, <strong>incline<\/strong> and <strong>lean<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*%E1%B8%B1ley-_(incline)\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words in Celtic languages meaning <strong>left<\/strong> (hand\/side) come from the same PIE root, including: <strong>cl\u00e9<\/strong> in Irish, <strong>cl\u00ec<\/strong> in Scottish Gaelic, <strong>cledd<\/strong> in Welsh and <strong>kleiz<\/strong> in Breton, which also means north [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/10\/03\/left-north\/\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8iVWqAnZo_Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Ladder\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-11-06T13:04:04+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In today\u2019s Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re looking at the origins of the word ladder.\n\n\n\nA ladder [\u02c8lad\u0259\/\u02c8l\u00e6d\u025a] is:\n\n \ta frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened r...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_487\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1546-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1546-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/ladder2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ladder2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In today\u2019s Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re looking at the origins of the word ladder. A ladder [\u02c8lad\u0259\/\u02c8l\u00e6d\u025a] is: a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs a series of stages by which one progresses to a better position It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,38,20,6,4,58,55,1,57,59,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-breton","category-english","category-irish","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1551,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}