Where does “rhesusabe” come from?

rhesusabe (Danish) comes from Danish abe, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

rhesusabe (Danish): rhesus, rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Definitions

  1. rhesus, rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Ancestry of “rhesusabe”, step by step

rhesusabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish abe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishabemonkey; ape; mimic, ape
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Danish rhēsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrhēsus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →
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