Where does “large-scale” come from?

large-scale (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.

large-scale (English): Large in amount, scope or extent; Drawn large so...

Definitions

Large in amount, scope or extent; Drawn large so...

Ancestry of “large-scale”, step by step

large-scale 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 large

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	large	Of considerable or relatively great size or...
2	Middle English	large	—
3	Old French	large	generous; large; big; wide
4	Latin	larga	nominative feminine singular of largus;...
5	Latin	largus	abundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...

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