Where does “escamar” come from?

escamar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cama, from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

escamar (Catalan): to flake to break or chip off in a flake

Definitions

  1. to flake to break or chip off in a flake

Ancestry of “escamar”, step by step

escamar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancamaleg
2Late Latingambahorse's hock; hoof; leg
3Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Catalan escama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanescamascale (of an animal or insect)
2Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμπη →