Where does “cutícula” come from?

cutícula (Portuguese) comes from Latin cutīcula, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cutícula (Portuguese): cuticle hardened skin around the nail

Definitions

  1. cuticle hardened skin around the nail

Ancestry of “cutícula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincutīculaskin
2Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t- →Every word from Latin cutis →