Where does “megascale” come from?

megascale (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.

megascale (English): Extremely large-scale; A very large scale used,...

Definitions

Extremely large-scale; A very large scale used,...

Ancestry of “megascale”, step by step

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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →