Where does “squamigerous” come from?
squamigerous (English) comes from Latin squamiger, from Latin -ger, from Latin gerere — second-person singular future passive indicative...
squamigerous (English): Bearing scales
Ancestry of “squamigerous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | squamiger | scale-bearing, scaly, squamigerous |
| 2 | Latin | -ger | Forms adjectives meaning “-bearing, -carrying”... |
| 3 | Latin | gerere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |