Where does “''Squamata''” come from?

''Squamata'' (taxonomic name) comes from Latin squamatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

Ancestry of “''Squamata''”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	squamatus	scaly
2	Latin	-ātus	—
3	Proto-Italic	-ātos	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂tos	—

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