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Where does “rabbitpox” come from?

rabbitpox (English) comes from English rabbit, from Middle English rabet, from Middle French rabotte, from Dutch robbe, from English robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

rabbitpox (English): A disease of rabbits caused by an orthopoxvirus

Definitions

  1. A disease of rabbits caused by an orthopoxvirus

Ancestry of “rabbitpox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrabbitA mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,...
2Middle Englishrabet—
3Middle Frenchrabotte—
4Dutchrobbe—
5Englishrobert—
6Anglo-NormanRobert—
Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →