Where does “midscale” come from?

midscale (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.

midscale (English): Neither downscale nor upscale

Definitions

  1. Neither downscale nor upscale

Ancestry of “midscale”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →