Etymology

photodermatitis

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Today it means: Dermatitis caused by or aggravated by exposure to sunlight. Full definition →

English dermatitis ← New Latin dermatītis ← Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*der-
  9. Ancient Greekδέρω (dérō)
  10. Ancient Greekδέρμα (dérma)
  11. New Latindermatītis
  12. Englishdermatitis
  13. English todayphotodermatitis

From photo- + dermatitis.

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