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Where does “dermatomal” come from?

dermatomal (English) comes from English dermatome, from English derma, from Yiddish דערמע, from Yiddish דאַרם, from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

dermatomal (English): Relating to a dermatome

Definitions

  1. Relating to a dermatome

Ancestry of “dermatomal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdermatomeAn instrument used surgically to remove a thin...
2Englishdermathe inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish...
3Yiddishדערמע—
4Yiddishדאַרםintestine
5Middle High Germandarm—
6Old High Germandarm—
7Proto-West Germanicþarm—
8Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
9Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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