English
maschalyperidrosis
Maschalyperidrosis comes from Ancient Greek μασχάλη ‘armpit, axilla’, from ἱδρώς ‘sweat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweyd-‘to sweat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱδρώςhidrṓs‘sweat’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμασχάληmaskhálē‘armpit, axilla’
- Englishtodaymaschalyperidrosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweyd-‘to sweat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱδρώςhidrṓs‘sweat’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμασχάληmaskhálē‘armpit, axilla’
- Englishtodaymaschalyperidrosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- ‘to sweat’
Today it means
noun Excessive sweating in the armpits; axillary hyperhidrosis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- / maschalyperidrosis