Where does “scalable” come from?

Scalable derives from Middle English -able combined with Latin scala (ladder), which comes from Latin scandere (to climb), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- (to cut or split).

scalable (English): Capable of being climbed; Able to be changed in...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being climbed; Able to be changed in...

Ancestry of “scalable”, 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

Words derived from “scalable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →