The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδέρρις“leather, skin”
- translingual · derived fromDerris
- English todayderris
From New Latin and translingual Derris, from Ancient Greek δέρρις (dérrhis, “leather, skin”), referring to the leathery pods, from δέρω (dérō, “I skin, I flay”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.