Where does “scorce” come from?

scorce (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French escorce, from Medieval Latin scorcia, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scorce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescorcebark
2Medieval Latinscorcia—
3Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
4Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scorce”

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