Where does “kleinschalig” come from?
kleinschalig (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaal, from German skala, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
kleinschalig (Dutch): small-scale
Definitions
- small-scale
Ancestry of “kleinschalig”, step by step
kleinschalig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaal | shell; shallow bowl; scale |
| 2 | German | skala | scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence) |
| 3 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via Dutch klein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klein | small, little; almost |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cleine | small; short; unimportant |
| 3 | Old Dutch | cleini | small |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |