Where does “pellagra” come from?
Pellagra comes from Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek πέλλα, from Proto-Indo-European pels-.
pellagra (English): A disease characterised by skin lesions and...
Definitions
- A disease characterised by skin lesions and...
Ancestry of “pellagra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pellagra | pellagra |
| 2 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “pellagra”