Etymology

dermatitis

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Today it means: Inflammation of the skin. Full definition →

New Latin dermatītis ← Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma) ← Proto-Indo-European *der-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*der-
  2. Ancient Greekδέρω (dérō)
  3. Ancient Greekδέρμα (dérma)
  4. New Latindermatītis
  5. English todaydermatitis

From New Latin dermatītis, from δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, flay”). By surface analysis, dermato- + -itis.

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