English
squamella
Squamella comes from Latin squama ‘a scale’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsquama‘a scale’
- Englishtodaysquamella
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsquama‘a scale’
- Englishtodaysquamella
Every English word from Latin squama
Today it means
noun A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin squama / squamella