Where does “lepress” come from?
lepress (English) comes from English leper, from Middle English lepre, from Old French lepre, from Latin leprae, from Ancient Greek λέπρα, from Ancient Greek λεπρός, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.
lepress (English): A female leper; a woman or girl who has leprosy
Definitions
- A female leper; a woman or girl who has leprosy
Ancestry of “lepress”, step by step
lepress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |