Where does “microscale” come from?

Microscale combines English micro- with scale, which derives from Ancient Greek μικρός through Latin scala, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- meaning to cut or divide.

microscale (English): A very small or microscopic scale; The scale of...

Definitions

  1. A very small or microscopic scale; The scale of...

Ancestry of “microscale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “microscale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →