Etymology

leveret

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Today it means: A young hare less than one year old. Full definition →

Middle English leveret(te) ← Old French leveret ← Latin leporem
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  1. Latin · derived fromleporem
  2. Old French · derived fromleveret
  3. Middle English · inherited fromleveret(te)
  4. English todayleveret

From Middle English leveret(te), from Old French leveret, diminutive of lievre (“hare”), from Latin leporem, of obscure origin.

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