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Where does “loriga” come from?

loriga (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish loriga, from Latin lōrīca, from Latin lorum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

loriga (Spanish): mail, chain mail; bard

Definitions

  1. mail, chain mail; bard

Ancestry of “loriga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishloriga—
2Latinlōrīca—
3Latinlorumthong; reins of a bridle; whip, lash, scourge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →