Where does “unscalably” come from?
unscalably (English) comes from English unscalable, from English scalable, 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.
unscalably (English): In an unscalable way
Definitions
- In an unscalable way
Ancestry of “unscalably”, step by step
unscalably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unscalable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unscalable | Not scalable, that cannot be climbed; Not... |
| 2 | English | scalable | Capable of being climbed; Able to be changed in... |
| 3 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 4 | Middle English | scale | flake |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |