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Where does “scalyfin” come from?

scalyfin (English) comes from English fin, from English finasteride, from English -steride, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

scalyfin (English): Any member of the genus "Parma" of damselfishes

Definitions

  1. Any member of the genus "Parma" of damselfishes

Ancestry of “scalyfin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfinOne of the appendages of a fish, used to propel...
2Englishfinasteride—
3English-steride—
4English-ideAny of a group of related compounds - azide,...
5Middle French-ide—
6Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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