Where does “melanodermic” come from?
melanodermic (English) comes from English melanoderma, 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.
melanodermic (English): Relating to melanoderma
Definitions
- Relating to melanoderma
Ancestry of “melanodermic”, step by step
melanodermic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English melanoderma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | melanoderma | An unusual darkening of the 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |