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
- Capable of being climbed; Able to be changed in...
Ancestry of “scalable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | scale | — |
| 3 | Latin | scāla | — |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |
Words derived from “scalable”