Where does “squamosus” come from?

squamosus (Latin) comes from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

Ancestry of “squamosus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	-ōsus	—
2	Old Latin	-ōssus	—

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