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Where does “dermatofita” come from?

dermatofita (Italian) comes from Italian dermato-, from Ancient Greek δέρματο-, 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...

dermatofita (Italian): dermatophyte

Definitions

  1. dermatophyte

Ancestry of “dermatofita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandermato-dermato-
2Ancient Greekδέρματο-—
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...
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