Where does “squame” come from?

squame (English) comes from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

squame (English): A scale; The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna...

Definitions

  1. A scale; The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna...

Ancestry of “squame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin squāma →