Where does “small-scale” come from?
small-scale (English) comes from English scale, from Middle English scale, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
small-scale (English): Having a modest scope or extent; Drawn or...
Definitions
- Having a modest scope or extent; Drawn or...
Ancestry of “small-scale”, step by step
small-scale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | scale | flake |
| 3 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via English Small
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number |
| 2 | Middle English | smal | Small, miniscule; Little, few, scarce; Ground... |
| 3 | Old English | smæl | narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | smal | small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |