Where does “squamulosus” come from?

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

squamulosus (Latin): squamulose

Definitions

  1. squamulose

Ancestry of “squamulosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsquamulasmall scales
2Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin squāma →Every word from Latin squamula →