Where does “pantherlike” come from?
pantherlike (English) comes from English Panther, from Middle English pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Portuguese Onça, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza — to turn.
pantherlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a panther
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a panther
Ancestry of “pantherlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Panther | A member of the Black Panther Party, White... |
| 2 | Middle English | pantere | Alternative form of panter |
| 3 | Old French | pantere | panther |
| 4 | Latin | panthēra | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | Onça | — |
| 6 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 7 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 8 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 10 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 12 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 13 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 14 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 15 | Latin | colō | — |
| 16 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |