Rabid
/ˈræbɪd/noun
Affected with rabies, or fanatically intense and uncontrolled.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin rabies, meaning 'madness' or 'rage,' the same force behind English words like rabies and rabid—both historically linked to the terrifying, violent symptoms of the disease.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*rebʰ-
“to roar, rave, or be wild”
Latin
Latin
rabere
“to rave, rage, be mad”
Latin
Latin
rabidus
“mad, raging, furious”
Late Latin
Latin
rabies
“madness, rage; especially the disease”
16th Century
English
rabid
“mad, furious, or affected with rabies”
Modern English
English
rabid
“affected with rabies; extremely zealous or fanatical”