Where does “panther” come from?
Panther comes from Middle English panther, from Latin panthera, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ, possibly derived from Ancient Greek πᾶς meaning all.
panther (English): Any of various big cats with black fur; most...
Definitions
- Any of various big cats with black fur; most...
Ancestry of “panther”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | panther | 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 |
Words derived from “panther”