Where does β€œrabbit-o” come from?

rabbit-o (English) comes from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ΞΏ, from Phoenician 𐀏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

rabbit-o (English): Someone who sells rabbits for food, especially an...

Definitions

  1. Someone who sells rabbits for food, especially an...

Ancestry of β€œrabbit-o”, step by step

rabbit-o traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English O

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
2Middle EnglishOβ€”
3Old Englishoever, always
4LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
5EtruscanπŒβ€”
6Ancient GreekΞΏLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ΞΎ and followed by Ο€
7Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
8Egyptian𓁹—

via English rabbit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrabbitA mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,...
2Middle Englishrabetβ€”
3Middle Frenchrabotteβ€”
4Dutchrobbeβ€”
5Englishrobertβ€”
6Anglo-NormanRobertβ€”
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 β†’Every word from Phoenician 𐀏 β†’Every word from Ancient Greek ΞΏ β†’