Where does “transepidermal” come from?

transepidermal (English) comes from English epidermal, from English epi, from English epithelial, from English epithelium, from New Latin epithēlium, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.

transepidermal (English): Across or through the epidermis

Definitions

  1. Across or through the epidermis

Ancestry of “transepidermal”, step by step

transepidermal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English epidermal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishepidermalOf or pertaining to the epidermis
2EnglishepiA syringe or autoinjector filled with...
3EnglishepithelialOf or pertaining to the epithelium
4EnglishepitheliumA membranous tissue composed of one or more...
5New Latinepithēlium
6Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
7Ancient GreekἩμέρα
8Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
9Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via English trans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransIn a double bond in which the greater radical on...
2EnglishtransgenderHaving a gender which is different from the sex...
3Englishgenderkind
4Middle Englishgender
5Middle Frenchgendre
6Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
7Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-