Where does “dermatomic” come from?
dermatomic (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.
Ancestry of “dermatomic”, step by step
dermatomic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dermatome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dermatome | An instrument used surgically to remove a thin... |
| 2 | English | derma | the inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish... |
| 3 | Yiddish | דערמע | — |
| 4 | Yiddish | דאַרם | intestine |
| 5 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 6 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |