Where does “loricate” come from?
loricate (English) comes from Latin loricatus, from Latin lorico, from Latin lōrīca, from Latin lorum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
loricate (English): To cover with some protecting substance, as with...
Definitions
- To cover with some protecting substance, as with...
Ancestry of “loricate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | loricatus | wearing a "lōrīca", harnessed, clad in mail;... |
| 2 | Latin | lorico | I armour with a "lōrīca"; I cover with a... |
| 3 | Latin | lōrīca | — |
| 4 | Latin | lorum | thong; reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |