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leproso.

leprous (suffering from leprosy)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/leˈpɾo.zu/Brazil/lɨˈpɾo.zu/Portugal

  1. leprous (suffering from leprosy)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin lepra Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin leprōsusbor. Portuguese leproso Borrowed from Latin leprōsus.

noun/leˈpɾo.zu/Brazil/lɨˈpɾo.zu/Portugal

  1. leper (person who has leprosy)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin lepra Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin leprōsusbor. Portuguese leproso Borrowed from Latin leprōsus.

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