Where does “xeroderma” come from?
xeroderma (English) comes from English derma, from Yiddish דערמע, from Yiddish דאַרם, from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
xeroderma (English): Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry...
Definitions
- Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry...
Ancestry of “xeroderma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | derma | the inner layer of the skin; the dermis; a Jewish... |
| 2 | Yiddish | דערמע | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | דאַרם | intestine |
| 4 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |