Where does “rage” come from?
rage (Old French) comes from Latin rabia, from Latin rabiēs, from Latin rabiō, from Proto-Indo-European rebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
rage (Old French): rage; ire; fury
Definitions
- rage; ire; fury
Ancestry of “rage”, step by step
rage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rabia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rabia | rage |
| 2 | Latin | rabiēs | rage |
| 3 | Latin | rabiō | to be mad, rave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rebʰ- | rib; violent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |
via Vulgar Latin rabia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | rabia | rage |