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Where does “tigressa” come from?

tigressa (Catalan) comes from Catalan tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tigressa (Catalan): tigress

Definitions

  1. tigress

Ancestry of “tigressa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantigretiger
2Latintīgris—
3Ancient GreekΤίγρις—
4Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠—
5Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
6Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
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