Corium
/ˈkɔːriəm/noun
The deep inner layer of the skin beneath the epidermis; in biology, a connective tissue layer beneath an outer covering.
Did you know?Corium comes from Latin corium, meaning “hide” or “skin,” the same ancient root behind words for leather and raw animal skin in the Indo-European family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱer-
“to cut, split, or peel”
Latin
Latin
corium
“hide, skin, leather”
Late Latin
Latin
corium
“the skin or hide of an animal; by extension, a bodily skin layer”
Medical Latin
Latin
corium
“the dermis, the inner layer of the skin”
Modern English
English
corium
“the dermis; a connective tissue layer beneath an outer surface”