Where does “excoriar” come from?

excoriar (Catalan) comes from Latin excoriō, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

excoriar (Catalan): to graze, to skin

Definitions

  1. to graze, to skin

Ancestry of “excoriar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcoriōto skin (strip the skin from)
2Latincoriumskin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin corium →
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