Where does “desquamare” come from?
desquamare (Latin) comes from Latin squama — scale; flake; any item shaped like a scale.
desquamare (Latin): to scrape the scales off a fish
Definitions
- to scrape the scales off a fish
Ancestry of “desquamare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | squama | scale; flake; any item shaped like a scale |
Words derived from “desquamare”