Where does “squalitudo” come from?

squalitudo (Latin) comes from Latin squalus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

squalitudo (Latin): dirt, filth, squalor

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth, squalor

Ancestry of “squalitudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsqualusa kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Latin squalus →