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Where does “keratoderma” come from?

keratoderma (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.

keratoderma (English): Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin

Definitions

  1. Any of various skin conditions causing horny skin

Ancestry of “keratoderma”, 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 “keratoderma”

  • acrokeratoderma
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