Where does “desquamate” come from?
desquamate (English) comes from Latin desquamare, from Latin squama — scale; flake; any item shaped like a scale.
desquamate (English): To shed or peel
Ancestry of “desquamate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | desquamare | to scrape the scales off a fish |
| 2 | Latin | squama | scale; flake; any item shaped like a scale |