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- — to see, perceive.

loricate (English): To cover with some protecting substance, as with...

Definitions

  1. To cover with some protecting substance, as with...

Ancestry of “loricate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloricatuswearing a "lōrīca", harnessed, clad in mail;...
2LatinloricoI armour with a "lōrīca"; I cover with a...
3LatinlōrīcaA coat of mail
4Latinlorumthong; reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “loricate”

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