Where does “lipodermatosclerosis” come from?
lipodermatosclerosis (English) comes from English sclerosis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
lipodermatosclerosis (English): A disease of the skin and connective tissue: chronic panniculitis with lipomembranous changes
Definitions
- A disease of the skin and connective tissue: chronic panniculitis with lipomembranous changes
Ancestry of “lipodermatosclerosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sclerosis | The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |