Where does “logarithmische Skala” come from?
logarithmische Skala (German) comes from German skala, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
logarithmische Skala (German): logarithmic scale
Definitions
- logarithmic scale
Ancestry of “logarithmische Skala”, step by step
logarithmische Skala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German skala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | skala | scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence) |
| 2 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 4 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 5 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via German logarithmisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | logarithmisch | logarithmic |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |