Donkey - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline All probably are ultimately from Latin asinus De Vaan says the form of asinus suggests it was a loan-word into Latin, and adds, "Most IE words for 'ass' are loanwords " Together with Greek onos it is conjectured to be from a language of Asia Minor (compare Sumerian ansu)
Donkey - Wikipedia By the second millennium BC, the donkey was brought to Europe, possibly at the same time as viticulture was introduced, as the donkey is associated with the Syrian god of wine, Dionysus
the probable origin of ‘donkey’ – word histories Donkey is a word of late appearance and of uncertain origin It was first defined by the English antiquary and lexicographer Francis Grose (1731-91) in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785):
ass arse donkey — Wordorigins. org Both can be traced with confidence to Old English, but earlier than that the origins of both are somewhat unclear The name of the animal is ultimately from the Latin asinus, although the exact route into Old English is uncertain
etymology - Why are the donkey and the butt both named ass . . . In the sense donkey, the word goes back to OE assa, derived (it is thought) via Celtic from Latin asinus (which may itself be of Middle Eastern origin) See the Online Etymological Dictionary, s v arse and ass, and the Oxford English Dictionary, s v arse and ass
Origins of Bad Words: Part 2 - Austin Harber Ass is an interesting case of convergent etymology Two words with different origins merged into one wonderful ass, which is why ass can mean either a donkey or buttocks
donkey - etymology. en-academic. com donkey 1785, originally slang, perhaps a dim from dun " dull gray-brown, " the form perhaps influenced by monkey Or possibly from a familiar form of Duncan (Cf dobbin)