English
keroid
Keroid comes from Ancient Greek κέρας ‘horn’, and goes back to Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kératsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκέραςkéras‘horn’
- Englishearliest quotation 1937keroid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kératsreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκέραςkéras‘horn’
- Englishearliest quotation 1937keroid
Earliest quotation: 1937, Report of the Delegation of the United S: “The greatest quantity of casein goes to the manufacture…”
Formed from -oid
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κέρας ‘horn’
Today it means
noun A thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *kérats / keroid