Where does “Panther” come from?
Panther (English) comes from Middle English pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Portuguese Onça, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea — to turn.
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Ancestry of “Panther”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pantere | Alternative form of panter |
| 2 | Old French | pantere | panther |
| 3 | Latin | panthēra | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | Onça | — |
| 5 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 6 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 7 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 9 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 11 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 12 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 13 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 14 | Latin | colō | — |
| 15 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |