Where does “rabies” come from?
rabies (Latin) comes from Latin rabiō, from Proto-Indo-European rebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
Ancestry of “rabies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rabiō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | rebʰ- | rib; violent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |