Where does “petascale” come from?

petascale (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.

petascale (English): A metric for objects on the scale of quadrillions...

Definitions

  1. A metric for objects on the scale of quadrillions...

Ancestry of “petascale”, 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 →