Where does “scămos” come from?
scămos (Romanian) comes from Romanian scamă, from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
scămos (Romanian): fibrous
Ancestry of “scămos”, step by step
scămos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian scamă
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | scamă | fuzz, lint, fluff; flock |
| 2 | Latin | squāma | scale (of a fish or reptile) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Latin squāmōsus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | squāmōsus | scaly |
| 2 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 3 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “scămos”