Where does “taxidermia” come from?

taxidermia (Portuguese) comes from French taxidermie, 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...

taxidermia (Portuguese): taxidermy the art of stuffing dead animals

Definitions

  1. taxidermy the art of stuffing dead animals

Ancestry of “taxidermia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaxidermietaxidermy
2Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυφή →