Where does “scale cube” come from?

scale cube (English) comes from English cube, from English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.

scale cube (English): A reference cube of standard, unitary size,...

Definitions

  1. A reference cube of standard, unitary size,...

Ancestry of “scale cube”, step by step

scale cube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcubeA regular polyhedron having six identical square...
2EnglishcubicleA small separate part or one of the compartments...
3LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
4Latincubāre
5Latincubōto lie down, recline
6Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-