Where does “squamoid” come from?

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

squamoid (English): Resembling a scale; Covered with scales; scaly

Definitions

  1. Resembling a scale; Covered with scales; scaly

Ancestry of “squamoid”, 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 →
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