Where does “tiger” come from?

Tiger comes from Middle English tygre, from Old English tigras, from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις, a word of uncertain origin.

tiger (English): "Panthera tigris", a large predatory mammal of...

Definitions

  1. "Panthera tigris", a large predatory mammal of...

Ancestry of “tiger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtygretiger; A dangerous or ferocious individual
2Old Frenchtigretiger; tigress
3Latintīgristiger
4Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
5Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
6Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
7Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow
Every word from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 →