kevboard
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did you know that the 3 English words scale, scale and scale are not related to eachother?
Scale (scales of a reptile or fish)
comes from the old french escale and is actually related to the word shell.
Scale (for weighing/measuring)
comes from the old norse word skal, which was a cup. sometimes these were used to measure things, hence its modern use in English.
Scale (as in scaling/climbing something)
comes from the latin word scala, which means ladder.
another reminder just how weird the English language is.
Scale (scales of a reptile or fish)
comes from the old french escale and is actually related to the word shell.
Scale (for weighing/measuring)
comes from the old norse word skal, which was a cup. sometimes these were used to measure things, hence its modern use in English.
Scale (as in scaling/climbing something)
comes from the latin word scala, which means ladder.
another reminder just how weird the English language is.
