English

leucoderm

From leuco- + -derm.

Formed from leuco + derm

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘white’

Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’

Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’

English leuco

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

Proto-Hellenic *dérō

Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, flay’

Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin’

English derm

Today it means

noun A person with white or light skin; a person belonging to a light-skinned race

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

Etymograph / leucoderm