Where does “squamose” come from?

squamose (Italian) comes from Italian squamoso, from Latin squāmōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

squamose (Italian): feminine plural of squamoso

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of squamoso

Ancestry of “squamose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansquamososcaly, squamous
2Latinsquāmōsusscaly
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Latin squāmōsus →
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