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Etymology of rabid

Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rabidusbor. English rabid From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Affected with rabies. · Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia. · Furious; raging; extremely violent. · Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.

noun

A human or animal infected with rabies. · Someone who is fanatical in opinion.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rabidusbor. English rabid From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

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