Etymology

scalelike

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Today it means: Resembling scales in shape or form Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← 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*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todayscalelike

From scale + -like.

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