Where does “cuirass” come from?
Cuirass comes from Old French cuirace, from Old Occitan coirassa, from Latin corium meaning hide or leather, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and sek- meaning to cut.
cuirass (English): A piece of defensive armor, covering the body...
Definitions
- A piece of defensive armor, covering the body...
Ancestry of “cuirass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cuirace | cuirass |
| 2 | Italian | corazza | cuirass, breastplate; carapace; armour |
| 3 | Late Latin | coriacea | — |
| 4 | Latin | coriāceus | leather |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |