Where does “bitro dia” come from?

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

bitro dia (Malagasy): hare

Definitions

  1. hare

Ancestry of “bitro dia”, step by step

bitro dia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy bitro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybitrorabbit
2EnglishrabbitA mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,...
3Middle Englishrabet—
4Middle Frenchrabotte—
5Dutchrobbe—
6Englishrobert—
7Anglo-NormanRobert—

via Malagasy dia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasydiawild
2Malayliarwild; untamed; feral living in a state of nature; not domesticated
Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →