English
erythema
Erythema comes from Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα ‘a redness or flush on the skin’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔρευθος‘redness, flush’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐρύθημαerúthēma‘a redness or flush on the skin’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900erythēma
- Englishtodayerythema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔρευθος‘redness, flush’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐρύθημαerúthēma‘a redness or flush on the skin’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900erythēma
- Englishtodayerythema
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
red, ruby, rust, reddish, rowan, rouse, russel, roux, ruddy, redness, corroborate, rubric, roan, rubella, russet, rufous, robusta, rud, ruddock, 34 more
Today it means
noun Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / erythema