Where does “leopardwood” come from?

leopardwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

leopardwood (English): Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family

Definitions

  1. Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family

Ancestry of “leopardwood”, step by step

leopardwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Wood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoodAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
2EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
3Portuguesefrocoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via English Leopard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLeopardPanthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia
2Middle Englishleopard
3Old Frenchleopardleopard
4Late Latinleopardusleopon, lipard
5Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
6Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
7Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-