Etymology

phytophotodermatitis

Today it means: A condition in which the skin becomes hypersensitive to ultraviolet light, caused by contact with the photosensitizing compounds found naturally in some plants such as limes. Full definition →

English photodermatitis ← New Latin dermatītis ← Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  13. Englishphoto-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*der-
  15. Ancient Greekδέρω (dérō)
  16. Ancient Greekδέρμα (dérma)
  17. New Latindermatītis
  18. Englishdermatitis
  19. Englishphotodermatitis
  20. English todayphytophotodermatitis

From phyto- + photodermatitis, ultimately phyto- + photo- + dermatitis.

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