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Where does “lōrīca” come from?

lōrīca (Latin) comes from Latin lorum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

Ancestry of “lōrīca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlorumthong; reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →