Where does “erythematosquamous” come from?

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

erythematosquamous (English): erythematous and squamous

Definitions

  1. erythematous and squamous

Ancestry of “erythematosquamous”, step by step

erythematosquamous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English squamous

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

via English erythemato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisherythemato
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus
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