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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

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