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Where does “Squalus” come from?

Squalus (Translingual) comes from Latin squalus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

Squalus (Translingual): a genus of sharks

Definitions

  1. a genus of sharks

Ancestry of “Squalus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsqualusa kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “Squalus”

  • squalide
  • Squalidae
  • Squaliformes
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