Etymology

variole

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Today it means: A spherule of a variolite. Full definition →

Middle English varioles pl ← Latin variola ← French variole
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  1. French · derived fromvariole
  2. Latin · derived fromvariola
  3. Middle English · inherited fromvarioles pl“pustules, pocks”
  4. English todayvariole

From Middle English varioles pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Latin variola, and partly from French variole. Doublet of variola.

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