Where does “Skaleneffekt” come from?

Skaleneffekt (German) comes from German Effekt, from Latin effectus, from Latin efficiō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Skaleneffekt (German): economies of scale the cost advantage that arises with increased output or volume of a product or asset

Definitions

  1. economies of scale the cost advantage that arises with increased output or volume of a product or asset

Ancestry of “Skaleneffekt”, step by step

Skaleneffekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Effekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEffekteffect
2Latineffectusmade out, worked out, completed, finished,...
3Latinefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicōto impart, share
6Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
7Old Latincom(m)oinis
8Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via German skala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanskalascale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence)
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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