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...
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- An instrument used surgically to remove a thin...
Ancestry of “dermatome”, step by step
dermatome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English derma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | derma | the inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish... |
| 2 | Yiddish | דערמע | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | דאַרם | intestine |
| 4 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English Tomé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tomé | One in a series of volumes |
| 2 | Middle French | tome | — |
| 3 | Latin | tomus | a section of a larger work; a volume |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόμος | slice, piece; piece of land; frustum |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |