Where does “squame” come from?
squame (French) comes from Old French eschame, from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
squame (French): scale
Ancestry of “squame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | eschame | bench; scale |
| 2 | Latin | squāma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |