Where does “psoriasis” come from?
Psoriasis comes from Ancient Greek ψωρίασις, derived from Ancient Greek ψώρα, meaning an itching or scabby skin condition.
psoriasis (English): A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is...
Definitions
- A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is...
Ancestry of “psoriasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | psōriasis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψωρίασις | itch; scabies; mange |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “psoriasis”