Etymology of the English word erythema
the English word
erythemaderived from the New Latin word
erythemaderived from the Greek word
eruthema, ἐρύθημα, ἐρύϑημα
derived from the Greek word
eruthaineinderived from the Greek word
eruthros, ἐρυθρός (red; red; the Red Sea)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-derived from the Greek word
ereuthein, ἐρεύϑω
Date
The earliest known usage of erythema in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
érythèmeUsage
Word found in Modern English
