Where does “squamula” come from?

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

squamula (Latin): small scales

Definitions

  1. small scales

Ancestry of “squamula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “squamula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin squāma →