Where does “squamula” come from?
squamula (English) comes from Latin squamula, from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
squamula (English): One of the little hypogynous scales found in the...
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- One of the little hypogynous scales found in the...
Ancestry of “squamula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | squamula | small scales |
| 2 | Latin | squāma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |