lazar

lazar · noun, adjective¹

1. Hebrew · derived fromאֶלְעָזָר“Eleazar”
2. Koine Greek · derived fromΛᾱ́ζᾱρος
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromlazarus“leper”
4. Old French · derived fromlazare
5. Middle English · inherited fromlazare
6. English todaylazar

From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical figure found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".

Lazar · proper noun²

1. Hebrew · derived fromאלעזר
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΛάζαρος
3. Latin · derived fromlazarus
4. Old French · derived fromlazare
5. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
6. English todayLazar

From Middle English [Term?], from lazare (“leper”), from Old French lazare, from Latin lazarus, from Lazarus (name of a biblical figure), from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

Lazar · proper noun³

1. Hebrew · derived fromאלעזר
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΛάζαρος
3. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromLazar
4. English todayLazar

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Lazar, ultimately from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

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