Where does “*scortearia” come from?

*scortearia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “*scortearia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
2Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin scortum →