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leprology
Leprology comes from Medieval Latin leprōsia ‘leprosy’, from Koine Greek λέπρα ‘psoriasis & similar skin diseases’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek λεπίς ‘scale’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεπίς‘scale’
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEλέπρα‘psoriasis & similar skin diseases’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500lepra‘leprosy’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500leprōsus‘leprous’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500leprōsia‘leprosy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900leprologia
- Englishearliest quotation 2014leprology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλεπίς‘scale’
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEλέπρα‘psoriasis & similar skin diseases’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500lepra‘leprosy’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500leprōsus‘leprous’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500leprōsia‘leprosy’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900leprologia
- Englishearliest quotation 2014leprology
Earliest quotation: 2014, Tony Gould: “Bergen, the oldest city in the Norwegian kingdom, has…”
Formed from leprosy + -ology
Linked words
through Ancient Greek λέπω ‘to peel’
through Koine Greek λέπρα ‘psoriasis & similar skin diseases’
Today it means
noun The study of leprosy, particularly (medicine) its diagnosis and treatment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λεπίς / leprology