Where does “antipellagric” come from?
antipellagric (English) comes from English pellagric, from English pellagra, from Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
antipellagric (English): Preventing or countering pellagra
Definitions
- Preventing or countering pellagra
Ancestry of “antipellagric”, step by step
antipellagric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pellagric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pellagric | Related to, or suffering from, pellagra |
| 2 | English | pellagra | A disease characterised by skin lesions and... |
| 3 | Italian | pellagra | pellagra |
| 4 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |