Etymology of the French word lèpre
the French word
lèprederived from the Late Latin word
lepra (leprosy; various inflammatory skin diseases; psoriasis)
derived from the Greek word
lepros, λεπρός (scaly; leprous (a leper))
derived from the Greek word
lepis, λεπίς (a flake)
derived from the Greek word
leposderived from the Greek word
lepra, λέπρα (scaliness; 'leprosy')
derived from the Greek word
lepein, λέπω
Date
The earliest known usage of lèpre in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
lépride,
léprologie,
lépromeCognates
Catalan
lepra, Dutch
lepra, English
leprosy, German
Lepra, Italian
lepra, Norwegian
lepra, Spanish
lepra, Swedish
lepra
