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Where does “multiscale” come from?

Multiscale derives from English multi- and English scale, ultimately tracing through Latin multus and Latin scadla to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to climb" and "to cut or split."

multiscale (English): Of, pertaining to, or operating across multiple...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or operating across multiple...

Ancestry of “multiscale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmulti-More than one; pertaining to more than one thing;...
2EnglishmultiA multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus
3EnglishmultituberculateHaving molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of...
4EnglishtuberculateHaving tubercles; Tubercular
5Latintuberculatuswarty, tuberculate
6Latintūberculum—
7Latintūber—
8Proto-Italictūβos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →