Where does “cuir” come from?
cuir (Old French) comes from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
cuir (Old French): leather
Ancestry of “cuir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | corium | skin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “cuir”