myEtymology.com: French etymology of cuirasse

Etymology of the French word cuirasse

the French word cuirasse

derived from the Late Latin word coriacea

derived from the Latin word coriaceus (of leather, made of leather)

derived from the Late Latin word corium (skin, leather, hide)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker-

Dutch kuras, English cuirass, Romanian cuirasă

Dutch kuras, English cuirass, German Küraß, Norwegian kyrass, Provençal coirassa, Spanish coraza, Swedish kyrass