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> According to *my* dictionary, 'escalator' comes from 'escalade', a French word meaning "to climb a wall using a ladder" (ultimately from the Latin 'scala', "ladder").
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Hmm. i wonder if that's exactly what Cadillac had in mind when the came out with the Escalade? I mean, i can understand "climb" as it is (supposed to be) an SUV, but "with a ladder"? Kinda leaves something to be desired if your huge and hugely expensive truck needs help climbing...

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