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Where does “webscale” come from?

webscale (English) comes from English Web, from Middle English webbe, from Old English webba, from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

webscale (English): Involving large amounts of data, on the scale of...

Definitions

  1. Involving large amounts of data, on the scale of...

Ancestry of “webscale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWeb—
2Middle EnglishwebbeWeaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A...
3Old Englishwebbaweaver
4Old English-aEnding forming adverbs; nominative masculine...
5Proto-Germanic-ō—
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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