myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of coriacea

Etymology of the Latin word coriacea

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-

French cuirasse, Italian corazza, Portuguese couraça, Spanish coracha, Spanish coraza

Word found in Late Latin