Etymology of the English word rabbit
the English word
rabbitderived from the Old French word
rabatderived from the Old French word
rabattrederived from the Old French word
abattre (to fell)
using the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
abatrederived from the Latin word
battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Old French word
batrederived from the Latin word
battere (pound, beat, hit)
derived from the Latin word
battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
using the Old French prefix
re-derived from the Old French word
rabetderived from the Middle Dutch word
robbederived from the Walloon French word
robettDate
The earliest known usage of rabbit in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
rabbitryUsage
Word found in Modern English
