Where does “leprás” come from?

leprás (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lepra, from New Latin lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα, from Ancient Greek λεπρός, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.

leprás (Hungarian): leper

Definitions

  1. leper

Ancestry of “leprás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianleprastinking; leprosy
2New Latinlepraleprosy
3Ancient Greekλέπραleprosy
4Ancient Greekλεπρόςscaly, scabby, rough; leprous, mangy
5Ancient Greekλεπίςscale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;...
6Ancient Greekλέπωpeel, strip off the rind or husk

Words derived from “leprás

Every word from Ancient Greek λέπωEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπίςEvery word from Ancient Greek λεπρός