Where does “corteza” come from?
corteza (Asturian) comes from Latin corticea, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
corteza (Asturian): shortness; bark; crust
Definitions
- shortness; bark; crust
Ancestry of “corteza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | corticea | — |
| 2 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |