Where does “écorcer” come from?
écorcer (French) comes from Old French escorcier, from French écorce, from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Medieval Latin scorcia, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
écorcer (French): to debark, to strip the bark from a tree
Definitions
- to debark, to strip the bark from a tree
Ancestry of “écorcer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | escorcier | to debark |
| 2 | French | écorce | bark; peel; crust |
| 3 | Middle French | escorce | bark |
| 4 | Old French | escorce | bark |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | scorcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 7 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “écorcer”