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1. Etymology of the English word cab

the English word cab
derived from the English word cabriolet
derived from the French word cabriolet
derived from the French word cabrioler
derived from the French word capriole
derived from the Old Italian word capriola
derived from the Old Italian word capriolo
derived from the Latin word capreolus (young roe-deer; wild goat, chamois)
derived from the Latin word capra (she-goat, nanny-goat)
derived from the Latin word caper (he-goat, billy-goat; goatish)

Derivations in English

cabdriver, cabstand, minicab, pedicab, taxicab

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word cab

derived from the English word cab
derived from the Hebrew word qabh

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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