Etymology

seborrhea

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Today it means: A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía) ← Proto-Hellenic *hréwō ← Proto-Indo-European *sréweti
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The story

  1. Latinsēbum
  2. Englishseb(um)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sréweti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*hréwō
  7. Ancient Greekῥέω (rhéō)
  8. Ancient Greekῥοία (rhoía)
  9. English todayseborrhea

From seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea.

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