Where does “waferscale” come from?

waferscale (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.

waferscale (English): On the scale of an entire silicon wafer

Definitions

  1. On the scale of an entire silicon wafer

Ancestry of “waferscale”, step by step

waferscale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English wafer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaferA light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk...
2Anglo-Normanwafre—
3Old Frenchwaufre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →