Where does “squamulose” come from?

squamulose (English) comes from New Latin squamulosus, from Latin squamula, from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

squamulose (English): Having small scales

Definitions

  1. Having small scales

Ancestry of “squamulose”, step by step

squamulose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin squamulosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinsquamulosussquamulose
2Latinsquamulasmall scales
3Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Late Latin squāmulōsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsquāmulōsus

Words derived from “squamulose

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Latin squāmaEvery word from Latin squamula