Etymograph

English

dermis

Dermis comes from Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin, hide’, 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 BCEδέρωdérō‘to skin, to flay’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδέρμαdérma‘skin, hide’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900dermis
  6. Englishtodaysame form

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 BCEδέρωdérō‘to skin, to flay’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδέρμαdérma‘skin, hide’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900dermis
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

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

truck, tear, tart, turd, tirade, tarn, 16 more

through Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, to flay’

pander, 9 more

through Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin, hide’

dermatology, dermatitis, derma, 4 more

Today it means

noun The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

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

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

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