Where does “squamously” come from?

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

squamously (English): In a squamous way

Definitions

  1. In a squamous way

Ancestry of “squamously”, step by step

squamously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English squamous

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

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin squāmōsus →