Where does “volcano rabbit” come from?
volcano rabbit (English) comes from English rabbit, from Middle English rabet, from Middle French rabotte, from Dutch robbe, from English robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.
volcano rabbit (English): A small rabbit, "Romerolagus diazi", that resides...
Definitions
- A small rabbit, "Romerolagus diazi", that resides...
Ancestry of “volcano rabbit”, step by step
volcano rabbit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rabbit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rabbit | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,... |
| 2 | Middle English | rabet | — |
| 3 | Middle French | rabotte | — |
| 4 | Dutch | robbe | — |
| 5 | English | robert | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | Robert | — |
via English volcano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volcano | A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface |
| 2 | Italian | vulcano | volcano |
| 3 | Latin | Vulcānus | Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδών | Ionic form of ὀδούς |