Where does “escorçar” come from?
escorçar (Catalan) comes from Catalan escorça, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
escorçar (Catalan): to sketch
Definitions
- to sketch
Ancestry of “escorçar”, step by step
escorçar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan escorça
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | escorça | bark; rind; crust |
| 2 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 3 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Catalan escorç
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | escorç | — |