Where does “squamous” come from?

Squamous comes from Latin squamosus, formed with the Latin suffix -osus, itself from Old Latin -osos, continuing Proto-Italic -owonssos, ultimately from Proto-Italic -o-wont-to-s.

squamous (English): Covered with, made of, or resembling scales;...

Definitions

  1. Covered with, made of, or resembling scales;...

Ancestry of “squamous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsquāmōsusscaly
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “squamous”

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