Etymology

leucodermic

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Today it means: white-skinned, Caucasian; pale Full definition →

English dermic ← Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós) ← Proto-Hellenic *leukós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*leukós
  4. Ancient Greekλευκός (leukós)
  5. Englishleuco-
  6. Englishdermic
  7. English todayleucodermic

From leuco- + dermic.

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