'acarodermatitis' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'akari' meaning 'mite' and 'derma' meaning 'skin', combined with the suffix '-itis' indicating inflammation.

'akari' and 'derma' were combined in medical terminology to describe skin conditions caused by mites, eventually forming the modern English term 'acarodermatitis'.

Initially, it meant 'inflammation of the skin due to mites', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.