Where does “scleroderma” come from?

Scleroderma comes from Ancient Greek σκληρός, meaning hard, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁-, to dry or become hard.

scleroderma (English): A chronic systemic autoimmune disease...

Definitions

  1. A chronic systemic autoimmune disease...

Ancestry of “scleroderma”, step by step

scleroderma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δέρμα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
2Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Translingual σκληρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualσκληρός—

Words derived from “scleroderma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυφή →