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Where does “lazarlike” come from?

lazarlike (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.

lazarlike (English): Full of sores; leprous

Definitions

  1. Full of sores; leprous

Ancestry of “lazarlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlazarA sufferer of an infectious disease, especially...
2Middle Englishlazareleper
3Old Frenchlazare—
4Medieval Latinlazarus—
5Latinlazarus—
6Ancient GreekΛάζαρος—
7Hebrewאלעזר{{m|en|El}} has helped
8Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
9Hebrewשמואל—
10Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
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