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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-

Derivations in French

cuirasser, cuirassier

Derivations in other languages

Dutch kuras, English cuirass, Romanian cuirasă

Cognates

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



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