Where does “loriga” come from?
loriga (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese loriga, from Latin lōrīca, from Latin lorum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
loriga (Galician): mail, chain mail, scale mail; bard
Definitions
- mail, chain mail, scale mail; bard
Ancestry of “loriga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | loriga | — |
| 2 | Latin | lōrīca | — |
| 3 | Latin | lorum | thong; reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |