Where does “широкомасштабный” come from?
широкомасштабный (Russian) comes from Russian масшта́б, from German Maßstab, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
широкомасштабный (Russian): wide-ranging, large-scale
Definitions
- wide-ranging, large-scale
Ancestry of “широкомасштабный”, step by step
широкомасштабный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian масшта́б
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | масшта́б | scale {{i|dimension}} |
| 2 | German | Maßstab | scale; measure, criterion, yardstick |
| 3 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 4 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |