Where does “squama” come from?

squama (Italian) comes from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

squama (Italian): scale; squama; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. scale; squama; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “squama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “squama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin squāma →