measle

The story

1. Latin · derived frommisellus“wretched", "unfortunate”
2. Old French · derived frommesel“leprous”
3. Middle English · inherited frommesel
4. English todaymeasle

From Middle English mesel, from Old French mesel (“leprous”), from Latin misellus (“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser (“wretched, sick”), of unknown ultimate origin.

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