English
Lepus
Lepus comes from Latin lepus ‘rabbit, hare’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElepus‘rabbit, hare’
- EnglishtodayLepus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElepus‘rabbit, hare’
- EnglishtodayLepus
Every English word from Latin lepus
Today it means
name A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lepus / Lepus