Where does “picoscale” come from?

picoscale (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.

picoscale (English): On a scale measured in picometers

Definitions

  1. On a scale measured in picometers

Ancestry of “picoscale”, step by step

picoscale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scale

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

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →