Where does “leprousness” come from?
leprousness (English) comes from English leprous, from Old French leprous, from Latin leprosus, from Latin lēpra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα, from Ancient Greek λεπρός, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.
leprousness (English): The quality of being leprous
Definitions
- The quality of being leprous
Ancestry of “leprousness”, step by step
leprousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leprous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leprous | Relating to or infected with one of the diseases... |
| 2 | Old French | leprous | leprous; having leprosy; a leper |
| 3 | Latin | leprosus | leprous |
| 4 | Latin | lēpra | psoriasis, similar skin disorders |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |