Etymology of the English word sclerotic
the English word
scleroticderived from the New Latin word
scleroticderived from the Greek word
scleroticderived from the Late Greek word
skleros, σκληρός (hard; dry; hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe))
Date
The earliest known usage of sclerotic in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
sclerotitis,
sclerotized,
sclerotizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
