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Where does “lazar” come from?

lazar (English) comes from Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus, from Latin lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος, from Hebrew אלעזר, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל.

lazar (English): A sufferer of an infectious disease, especially...

Definitions

  1. A sufferer of an infectious disease, especially...

Ancestry of “lazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlazareleper
2Old Frenchlazare—
3Medieval Latinlazarus—
4Latinlazarus—
5Ancient GreekΛάζαρος—
6Hebrewאלעזר{{m|en|El}} has helped
7Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
8Hebrewשמואל—
9Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “lazar”

  • lazarlike
  • lazarly
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