Etymograph

English

derm

Derm comes from Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*der-‘to tear, tear apart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dérōreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέρω‘to skin, flay’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδέρμαdérma‘skin’
  5. Englishtodayderm

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*der-‘to tear, tear apart’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dérōreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέρω‘to skin, flay’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδέρμαdérma‘skin’
  5. Englishtodayderm

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’

truck, tear, tart, turd, tarn, tirade, 19 more

through Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, flay’

pander, 12 more

Another origin of derm

  1. Afrikaansmodernderm‘intestine’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun Animal skin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *der- / derm

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