Where does “cuoioso” come from?

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

cuoioso (Italian): leathery

Definitions

  1. leathery

Ancestry of “cuoioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancuoioleather
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 →