lepra
Meanings
Noun
- Synonym of leprosy.
- Synonym of psoriasis.
- Any layer of algae, lichens, or other substance producing a leprosylike appearance on the surfaces of plants.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin lepra (“psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Koine Greek λέπρα (lépra, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”), from either λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) or λέπος (lépos, “husk, scale”) + -ρος (-ros, suffix forming adjectives). The shift of sense from psoriasis to Hansen's disease occurred in large part from the use of λέπρα (lépra) to translate Hebrew צרעת (“tzaraath”) in the Septuagint and its subsequent use in the New Testament and Late Latin.
Scrabble Score: 7
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Words With Friends Score: 0
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