Etymology

powerscale

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Today it means: To assess (a fictional character) by power scaling. Full definition →

English power scalingbf. ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  2. Proto-Italic*potis
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
  7. Proto-Italic*som
  8. Proto-Italic*possom
  9. Latinposse
  10. Vulgar Latinpotēre
  11. Old Frenchpooir
  12. Anglo-Normanpoer
  13. Middle Englishpower
  14. Englishpower
  15. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  17. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  18. Latinscāla
  19. Middle Englishscale
  20. Englishscale
  21. Englishscaling
  22. Englishpower scalingbf.
  23. English todaypowerscale

Back-formation from power scaling.

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