Where does “scorza” come from?

scorza (Italian) comes from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scorza (Italian): bark; husk, peel, skin; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. bark; husk, peel, skin; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “scorza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
2Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scorza

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Latin scortum