English

lazar house

From lazar + house.

A compound of lazar + house

Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος

Medieval Latin lazarus ‘leper’

Old French lazare

Middle English lazare

English lazar

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Today it means

noun Synonym of leprosery: A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lazar house