Etymology

pruriginous

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Today it means: related to, affected by, or resembling, prurigo. Full definition →

Latin prurigo
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromprurigo“itching, itch”
  2. English todaypruriginous

From Late Latin from Latin prurigo (“itching, itch”): compare French prurigineux.

Words from the same roots

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