myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of coraza

Etymology of the Spanish word coraza

the Spanish word coraza

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, French cuirasse, German Küraß, Norwegian kyrass, Provençal coirassa, Swedish kyrass