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
Ancestry of “Squalus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | squalus | a kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
Words derived from “Squalus”