Where does “lleopard” come from?

lleopard (Catalan) comes from Latin Leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lleopard (Catalan): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “lleopard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLeopardusleopard
2Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος