Where does “escorcier” come from?
escorcier (Old French) comes from French écorce, from Middle French escorce, 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.
escorcier (Old French): to debark
Definitions
- to debark
Ancestry of “escorcier”, step by step
escorcier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French écorce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | écorce | bark; peel; crust |
| 2 | Middle French | escorce | bark |
| 3 | Old French | escorce | bark |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | scorcia | — |
| 5 | Latin | scortea | a leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a... |
| 6 | Latin | scortum | a skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |