Where does “squamate” come from?
squamate (English) comes from taxonomic name ''Squamata'', from Latin squamatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
squamate (English): Covered in scales; Any reptile of the order...
Definitions
- Covered in scales; Any reptile of the order...
Ancestry of “squamate”, step by step