Where does “cuoiaio” come from?

cuoiaio (Italian) comes from Latin coriarius, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cuoiaio (Italian): tanner; leatherwork seller

Definitions

  1. tanner; leatherwork seller

Ancestry of “cuoiaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoriariusleather, tanning; leather worker; tanner
2Latincoriumskin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin corium →
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