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

  1. Relating to melanoderma

Ancestry of “melanodermic”, step by step

melanodermic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English melanoderma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelanodermaAn unusual darkening of the skin
2Englishdermathe inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish...
3Yiddishדערמע
4Yiddishדאַרםintestine
5Middle High Germandarm
6Old High Germandarm
7Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
8Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
9Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmosEvery word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz