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Where does “pleresye” come from?

pleresye (Middle English) comes from Old French pleuresie, from Late Latin pleurisis, from Latin pleuritis, from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτῐς.

Ancestry of “pleresye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpleuresiepleurisy
2Late Latinpleurisis—
3Latinpleuritis—
4Ancient Greekπλευρῖτῐς—

Words derived from “pleresye”

  • pleurisy
Every word from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτῐς →