Where does “dermatologist” come from?

Dermatologist derives from English dermatology, Latin -ista, Ancient Greek δέρω meaning to flay or skin, and Proto-Indo-European der- with the suffix -yéti.

dermatologist (English): A person who is skilled in, professes or...

Definitions

  1. A person who is skilled in, professes or...

Ancestry of “dermatologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “dermatologist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →