Where does “loriga” come from?

loriga (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese loriga, from Latin lōrīca, from Latin lorum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

loriga (Galician): mail, chain mail, scale mail; bard

Definitions

  1. mail, chain mail, scale mail; bard

Ancestry of “loriga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseloriga—
2LatinlōrīcaA coat of mail
3Latinlorumthong; reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin lorum →Every word from Latin lōrīca →