Where does “desquamation” come from?

Desquamation comes from Latin desquamare, derived from Latin squama meaning scale.

desquamation (English): The shedding of the outer layers of the skin

Definitions

  1. The shedding of the outer layers of the skin

Ancestry of “desquamation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindesquamareto scrape the scales off a fish
2Latinsquamascale; flake; any item shaped like a scale

Words derived from “desquamation”

Every word from Latin squama →Every word from Latin desquamare →