Where does “greyscale” come from?
greyscale (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.
greyscale (English): Alternative spelling of grayscale
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of grayscale
Ancestry of “greyscale”, step by step
greyscale 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 Grey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Grey | A member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry... |
| 2 | Middle English | grey | grey, dull, drab; glinting, glistening; grey |
| 3 | Old English | grǣġ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *grāu | grey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |