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Where does “hypodermique” come from?

hypodermique (French) comes from French dermique, from French derme, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

hypodermique (French): hypodermic

Definitions

  1. hypodermic

Ancestry of “hypodermique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdermiquedermic; skin
2Frenchdermedermis
3Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
4Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “hypodermique”

  • hypodermiquement
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