Where does “couro” come from?

couro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coiro, from Old Portuguese coiro, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

couro (Portuguese): leather; hide

Definitions

  1. leather; hide

Ancestry of “couro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesecoiroAlternative form of couro
2Old Portuguesecoiro—
3Latincoriumskin; hide, leather; leather belt, whip; crust,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “couro”

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