The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐρύθημα“a redness or flush on the skin”
- English todayerythematosus
From Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma, “a redness or flush on the skin”), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἐρύθημα all →
erythema
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.