myEtymology.com: English etymology of scleroderma

Etymology of the English word scleroderma

the English word scleroderma

using the English prefix sclero-

derived from the Late Greek word skleros, σκληρός (hard; dry; hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe))

using the English suffix -derma

derived from the New Latin word sclerodermus

derived from the Greek word sclerodermus

derived from the Late Greek word skleros, σκληρός (hard; dry; hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe))

The earliest known usage of scleroderma in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English