Where does “écorce” come from?

écorce (French) comes from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Medieval Latin scorcia, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

écorce (French): bark; peel; crust

Definitions

  1. bark; peel; crust

Ancestry of “écorce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchescorcebark
2Old Frenchescorcebark
3Medieval Latinscorcia—
4Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
5Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “écorce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin scortum →