Where does “femtoscale” come from?
femtoscale (English) comes from English scale, from Middle English scale, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
femtoscale (English): On a scale measured in femtometers
Definitions
- On a scale measured in femtometers
Ancestry of “femtoscale”, step by step
femtoscale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | scale | flake |
| 3 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via English femto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | femto | — |