Where does “coiro” come from?
coiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese coiro, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
coiro (Portuguese): Alternative form of couro
Definitions
- Alternative form of couro
Ancestry of “coiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | coiro | — |
| 2 | Latin | corium | skin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |