Where does βesquamateβ come from?
esquamate (English) comes from English E, from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan π, from Ancient Greek Ξ΅, from Phoenician π€, from Egyptian π .
esquamate (English): Not squamate; not covered in scales
Definitions
- Not squamate; not covered in scales
Ancestry of βesquamateβ, step by step
esquamate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English E
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | E | The ordinal number fifth, derived from this... |
| 2 | Old English | E | β |
| 3 | Latin | E | Scribal abbreviation of the diphthong ae |
| 4 | Etruscan | π | β |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ξ΅ | Lower case epsilon, the fifth letter of the ancient and modern Greek alphabets. Its name was Ξ΅αΌΆ, later αΌ ΟΞΉΞ»ΟΞ½, and presently ΞΟιλον. It represents roughly the same sound in both alphabets: in Modern Greek, a somewhat lowered variant of the mid front unrounded vowel: or. It is preceded by Ξ΄ and foll |
| 6 | Phoenician | π€ | that |
| 7 | Egyptian | π | β |
via English squamate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squamate | Covered in scales; Any reptile of the order... |
| 2 | taxonomic name | ''Squamata'' | β |
| 3 | Latin | squamatus | scaly |
| 4 | Latin | -Δtus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -Δtos | β |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -Γ©hβtos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |