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      descale
      verb
      remove the scales from
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · removalskalascale- · Germanic · shell, husk
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      Where does descale come from?

      The word descale breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Germanic origin: de-, from Latin de (“removal”); and scale, from Germanic skala (“shell, husk”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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