Where does “erythrokeratoderma” come from?
erythrokeratoderma (English) comes from English keratoderma, 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.
erythrokeratoderma (English): A skin condition characterised by redness and thickened skin
Definitions
- A skin condition characterised by redness and thickened skin
Ancestry of “erythrokeratoderma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | keratoderma | Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin |
| 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 |