Where does “scalefree” come from?

scalefree (English) comes from English Free, from English faller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

scalefree (English): Describing any property that is independent of...

Definitions

  1. Describing any property that is independent of...

Ancestry of “scalefree”, step by step

scalefree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Free

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFreeUnconstrained
2EnglishfallerOne who falls; A fruit that falls from the tree,...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti