Etymology

scaleless

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Today it means: Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for size. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English scale
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  4. Latinscāla
  5. Middle Englishscale
  6. Englishscale
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todayscaleless

From scale + -less.

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