Where does “microdermabrasion” come from?

microdermabrasion (English) comes from English dermabrasion, from English abrasion, from French abrasion, from Medieval Latin abrasio, from Latin abrādō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

microdermabrasion (English): Any of several related procedures in which the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several related procedures in which the...

Ancestry of “microdermabrasion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdermabrasionA cosmetic medical procedure in which the surface...
2EnglishabrasionThe act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the...
3Frenchabrasionabrasion
4Medieval Latinabrasioa scraping; The act of scratching, scraping or...
5Latinabrādōto scratch, rub, scrape off or away, abrade
6Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
7Latinābfrom, away from, out of
8Proto-Germanic*ab
9Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Latin āb