Etymology

coriaceous

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Today it means: Resembling leather; leathery. Full definition →

Latin coriāceus ← Proto-Italic *korjom ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)koryóm
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kóros?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)koryóm
  4. Proto-Italic*korjom
  5. Latincorium
  6. Latincoriāceus
  7. English todaycoriaceous

Borrowed from Latin coriāceus.

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