Where does “largescale” come from?

Largescale combines large, from Middle English large and Latin larga meaning "wide," with scale, from Middle English scale, Latin scala meaning "ladder," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skend- and (s)kel-.

largescale (English): Having large scales

Definitions

  1. Having large scales

Ancestry of “largescale”, step by step

largescale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscaleA ladder; a series of steps; a means of...
2Middle Englishscaleflake
3Latinscālaladder
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend

via English large

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlargeOf considerable or relatively great size or...
2Middle Englishlarge—
3Old Frenchlargegenerous; large; big; wide
4Latinlarganominative feminine singular of largus;...
5Latinlargusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →