Where does “basosquamous” come from?

basosquamous (English) comes from English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

basosquamous (English): basaloid and squamous

Definitions

  1. basaloid and squamous

Ancestry of “basosquamous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquamousCovered with, made of, or resembling scales;...
2Latinsquāmōsusscaly
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →