English
dermatology
Dermatology comes from Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin, hide’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*der-‘to tear, tear apart’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dérōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέρω‘to skin, flay’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδέρμαdérma‘skin, hide’
- Englishtodaydermatology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*der-‘to tear, tear apart’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dérōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδέρω‘to skin, flay’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδέρμαdérma‘skin, hide’
- Englishtodaydermatology
Formed from dermato- + -logy
Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’
Proto-Hellenic *dérō
Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, flay’
Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin’
Ancient Greek δερματο- ‘combining form of δέρμα’
English dermato-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’
truck, tear, tart, turd, tirade, tarn, 17 more
through Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, flay’
through Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin, hide’
Today it means
noun The study of the skin and its diseases.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *der- / dermatology