Where does “lazar house” come from?
lazar house (English) comes from English lazar, 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.
lazar house (English): A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society
Definitions
- A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society
Ancestry of “lazar house”, step by step
lazar house traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lazar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lazar | A sufferer of an infectious disease, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | lazare | leper |
| 3 | Old French | lazare | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | lazarus | — |
| 5 | Latin | lazarus | Lazarus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λάζαρος | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | אלעזר | {{m|en|El}} has helped |
| 8 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 9 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via English House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |