Where does “squamosity” come from?

squamosity (English) comes from English squamose, from English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

squamosity (English): The quality of being squamose

Definitions

  1. The quality of being squamose

Ancestry of “squamosity”, step by step

squamosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English squamose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquamoseAlternative form of squamous
2EnglishsquamousCovered with, made of, or resembling scales;...
3Latinsquāmōsusscaly
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus—

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin squāmōsus →