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Where does “corium” come from?

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

corium (Latin): skin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...

Definitions

  1. skin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...

Ancestry of “corium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “corium”

  • cuirass
  • excoriation
  • corium
  • cuirassier
  • excoriate
  • coriaceous
  • charcuterie
  • cuirassed
  • cuirasse
  • excoriateth
  • subcoriaceous
  • excoriator
  • cuir-bouilli
  • coriaceo
  • excorio
  • coriago
  • excoriare
  • coriaceus
  • excoriate
  • coriacea
  • excorians
  • excoriaturus
  • excoriatus
  • excoriandus
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