Where does “jackalope” come from?
jackalope (English) comes from English jackrabbit, from English jackass, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques, from French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.
jackalope (English): A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a...
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- A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a...
Ancestry of “jackalope”, step by step
jackalope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jackrabbit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jackrabbit | any of several large North American hares of the... |
| 2 | English | jackass | a male donkey; a foolish or stupid person; an... |
| 3 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 4 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 6 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 7 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 8 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 9 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 12 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English antelope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antelope | Any of several African mammals of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | antelope | antelope; heraldic antelope |
| 3 | Old French | antelop | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | antilops | — |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | ἀνθόλοψ | antelope |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |