English
intertrigo
Intertrigo comes from Latin intertrīgō ‘a patch of skin sore from rubbing, chafing’, from terō ‘to rub or triturate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterō‘to rub or triturate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintertrīgō‘a patch of skin sore from rubbing, chafing’
- Englishtodayintertrigo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterō‘to rub or triturate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEintertrīgō‘a patch of skin sore from rubbing, chafing’
- Englishtodayintertrigo
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, turn’
turn, throw, thread, tournament, threshold, tragic, trout, tyrone, detour, thrash, tourney, triage, tourniquet, termite, tyro, thresh, truant, derma, contrite, 40 more
through Latin terō ‘to rub or triturate’
detrimental, attrition, detriment, tribulation, detritus, trite, 7 more
Today it means
noun Chafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- / intertrigo