Where does “scalability” come from?
Scalability derives from English scale, Middle English scale, Latin scala, Latin scadla, Latin -ibilis, Proto-Indo-European skend-, and Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-, meaning to climb or split.
scalability (English): The property of being scalable
Definitions
- The property of being scalable
Ancestry of “scalability”, step by step
scalability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ability | Suitableness; The quality or state of being able;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abilite | suitability, aptitude, ability |
| 3 | Old French | ableté | — |
| 4 | Latin | habilitās | ability, aptitude, fitness |
| 5 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |