Where does “lapin” come from?

lapin (English) comes from French lapin, from Middle French lapin — rabbit.

lapin (English): Rabbit fur; A castrated male rabbit

Definitions

  1. Rabbit fur; A castrated male rabbit

Ancestry of “lapin”, step by step

lapin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French lapin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlapinrabbit
2Middle Frenchlapinrabbit

via Russian Лапин

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЛапин—
Every word from Middle French lapin →Every word from French lapin →