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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

  1. to debark

Ancestry of “escorcier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécorcebark; peel; crust
2Middle Frenchescorcebark
3Old Frenchescorcebark
4Medieval Latinscorcia—
5Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
6Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “escorcier”

  • écorcer
  • écorceur
  • écorce
  • schorsing
  • schorsen
  • escorcier
  • schorsen
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