Where does “leopard” come from?

Leopard comes from Middle English leopard, from Old French leopard, from Late Latin leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, ultimately deriving from Ancient Greek λέων meaning lion.

leopard (English): "Panthera pardus", a large wild cat with a...

Definitions

  1. "Panthera pardus", a large wild cat with a...

Ancestry of “leopard”, step by step

leopard traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English leopard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishleopard
2Old Frenchleopardleopard
3Late Latinleopardusleopon, lipard
4Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
5Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
6Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Middle English lepard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlepard

via Middle English leperd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishleperd

Words derived from “leopard

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων
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