English
protoderm
From proto- + -derm.
Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’
Proto-Hellenic *dérō
Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, flay’
Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin’
English derm
Today it means
noun the primary meristem from which the epidermis develops
Sources
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Etymograph / protoderm