Where does “iepuraș” come from?

iepuraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian aș, from Vulgar Latin habessim, from Latin habuissem, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

iepuraș (Romanian): bunny, young rabbit; leveret, young hare

Definitions

  1. bunny, young rabbit; leveret, young hare

Ancestry of “iepuraș”, step by step

iepuraș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian aș

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianașwould, should
2Vulgar Latinhabessim—
3Latinhabuissemfirst-person singular pluperfect active...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take

via Romanian iepure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianiepurerabbit; hare
2Latinlepusa hare; a poisonous sea fish colored like the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →