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Where does “dermatome” come from?

dermatome (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

dermatome (English): An instrument used surgically to remove a thin...

Definitions

  1. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin...

Ancestry of “dermatome”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dermatome”

  • dermatomal
  • dermatomed
  • electrodermatome
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