Etymology of the English word transdermal
the English word
transdermalderived from the English word
dermalusing the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisderived from the English word
dermaderived from the New Latin word
dermaderived from the Greek word
derma, δέρμα (skin; a hide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*der-using the English prefix
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
Date
The earliest known usage of transdermal in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
