Where does “pelagra” come from?

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

pelagra (Spanish): pellagra disease caused by niacin deficiency

Definitions

  1. pellagra disease caused by niacin deficiency

Ancestry of “pelagra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpellagrapellagra
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 “pelagra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →