Where does “lepered” come from?
lepered (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
lepered (English): Affected or tainted with leprosy
Definitions
- Affected or tainted with leprosy
Ancestry of “lepered”, step by step
lepered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |