Where does “luipaardman” come from?
luipaardman (Dutch) comes from Dutch luipaard, from Middle Dutch lupaert, from Old Dutch liupard, from Old French leopard, from Late Latin leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.
luipaardman (Dutch): leopard man, member of the anticolonialist...
Definitions
- leopard man, member of the anticolonialist...
Ancestry of “luipaardman”, step by step
luipaardman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch luipaard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luipaard | leopard, panther, "Panthera pardus"; leopard |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lupaert | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | liupard | — |
| 4 | Old French | leopard | leopard |
| 5 | Late Latin | leopardus | leopon, lipard |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λεόπαρδος | leopon, lipard; leopard |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | lion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |
via Dutch Man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 3 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |