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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquamoseAlternative form of squamous
2EnglishsquamousCovered with, made of, or resembling scales;...
3Latinsquāmōsus—
4Latin-ōsus—
5Old Latin-ōssus—
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