English
scorewise
From score + -wise.
Formed from score + -wise
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off’
Proto-Germanic *skurō ‘incision’
Old Norse skor ‘a score’
Old English scoru ‘notch’
Middle English score
English score
Today it means
adv In terms of a score or scores.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “scorewise”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / scorewise