English
leprosaria
Leprosaria comes from Medieval Latin leprōsus ‘leprous’, 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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElepra‘leprosy’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500leprōsus‘leprous’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500leprōsāria
- Englishearliest quotation 1956leprosaria
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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElepra‘leprosy’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500leprōsus‘leprous’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500leprōsāria
- Englishearliest quotation 1956leprosaria
Earliest quotation: 1956, Dwight E. Stevenson, Christianity in the Philippines: “There is Christian work today at the nine government-operated…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek λέπω ‘to peel’
through Koine Greek λέπρα ‘psoriasis & similar skin diseases’
Today it means
noun Synonym of leprosarium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λεπίς / leprosaria