Etymology of the English word eczema
the English word
eczemaderived from the Latin word
eczemaderived from the Greek word
ekzema, ἔκζεμα
derived from the Greek word
zeinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yes-using the Greek prefix
ek-derived from the Greek word
ekzeo, ἐκζέω
Date
The earliest known usage of eczema in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
eczeem, French
eczéma, German
Ekzem, Italian
eczema, Norwegian
eksem, Russian
экзeмa, Swedish
eksemUsage
Word found in Modern English
