Where does “squāma” come from?

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

squāma (Latin): scale (of a fish or reptile)

Definitions

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)

Ancestry of “squāma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “squāma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-