Where does “lazaretto” come from?
lazaretto (English) comes from Italian lazzaretto, from Italian lazzaro, from Spanish Lázaro, from Latin lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος, from Hebrew אלעזר, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל.
lazaretto (English): A medical facility specializing in the care for...
Definitions
- A medical facility specializing in the care for...
Ancestry of “lazaretto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lazzaretto | A leper hospital; A place of quarantine; a... |
| 2 | Italian | lazzaro | leper; A supporter of the Bourbon monarchy in the... |
| 3 | Spanish | Lázaro | — |
| 4 | Latin | lazarus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Λάζαρος | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אלעזר | {{m|en|El}} has helped |
| 7 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 8 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |