Where does “perniosis” come from?

perniosis (English) comes from English pernio, from Latin pernio, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

perniosis (English): pernio (chilblain)

Definitions

  1. pernio (chilblain)

Ancestry of “perniosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpernioSynonym of chilblain
2LatinpernioA kibe on the foot, a chilblain
3Latin-iō—
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →