English
subdermissubdermis
From sub- + dermis.
Formed from sub- + dermis
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Proto-Indo-European *der- ‘to tear, tear apart’
Proto-Hellenic *dérō
Ancient Greek δέρω ‘to skin, to flay’
Ancient Greek δέρμα ‘skin, hide’
New Latin dermis
English dermis
Today it means
noun subcutaneous tissue
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subdermis”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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