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Where does “pellagre” come from?

pellagre (French) comes from Italian pelle, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

pellagre (French): pellagra

Definitions

  1. pellagra

Ancestry of “pellagre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpelleskin; hide; leather
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pellagre”

  • pellagreux
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