Where does “lepre” come from?

lepre (Old French) comes from Latin leprae, from Ancient Greek λέπρα, from Ancient Greek λεπρός, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, from Ancient Greek λέπω — peel, strip off the rind or husk.

lepre (Old French): leprosy

Definitions

  1. leprosy

Ancestry of “lepre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlepraenominative plural of lepra; genitive singular of...
2Ancient Greekλέπραleprosy
3Ancient Greekλεπρόςscaly, scabby, rough; leprous, mangy
4Ancient Greekλεπίςscale, flake, shell, husk; epithelial debris;...
5Ancient Greekλέπωpeel, strip off the rind or husk

Words derived from “lepre

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