Where does “գեպարդ” come from?

գեպարդ (Armenian) comes from Russian гепард, from French guépard, from Italian gattopardo, from Italian pardo, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος — panther; male panther; pard, male leopard.

գեպարդ (Armenian): cheetah

Definitions

  1. cheetah

Ancestry of “գեպարդ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгепардcheetah
2Frenchguépardcheetah
3Italiangattopardoserval; ocelot; nursehound
4Italianpardopard, leopard, panther
5Latinparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted...
6Ancient Greekπάρδοςpanther; male panther; pard, male leopard
Every word from Ancient Greek πάρδος →Every word from Latin pardus →Every word from Italian pardo →