Etymology

rabid

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Latin rabidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Latinrabiō
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Latinrabidus
  4. English todayrabid

From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).

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