Etymology

dermal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue) Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English derm
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  1. Englishderm
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaydermal

From derm + -al. First attested in the early 19th century.

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