myEtymology.com: Romanian etymology of cuirasier

Etymology of the Romanian word cuirasier

the Romanian word cuirasier

derived from the French word cuirassier

derived from 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-