Where does “escama” come from?

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

escama (Old Spanish): scale

Definitions

  1. scale

Ancestry of “escama”, step by step

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

Words derived from “escama”

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