Where does “beleper” come from?
beleper (English) comes from English leper, from Middle English lepre, from Old French lepre, from Latin leprae, from Ancient Greek λέπρα, from Ancient Greek λεπρός, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.
beleper (English): To infect with leprosy
Definitions
- To infect with leprosy
Ancestry of “beleper”, step by step
beleper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leper | A person who has leprosy; A person who is... |
| 2 | Middle English | lepre | — |
| 3 | Old French | lepre | leprosy |
| 4 | Latin | leprae | nominative plural of lepra; genitive singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέπρα | leprosy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λεπρός | scaly, scabby, rough; leprous, mangy |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λεπίς | scale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέπω | peel, strip off the rind or husk |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |