Etymograph

English

rabies

Rabies comes from Latin rabiēs ‘rage, madness, fury’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErabiēs‘rage, madness, fury’
  2. Englishtodayrabies

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErabiēs‘rage, madness, fury’
  2. Englishtodayrabies

Linked words

through Latin rabiēs ‘rage, madness, fury’

rage, 1 more

Today it means

noun An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

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Etymograph / Latin rabiēs / rabies

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