Where does “escamar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “escamar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “escamar

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