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Where does “pellagric” come from?

pellagric (English) comes from English pellagra, from Italian pellagra, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pellagric (English): Related to, or suffering from, pellagra

Definitions

  1. Related to, or suffering from, pellagra

Ancestry of “pellagric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpellagraA disease characterised by skin lesions and...
2Italianpellagrapellagra
3Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
4Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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