Where does “wereleopard” come from?
wereleopard (English) comes from English were, from English werewolf, from Middle English werwolf, from Old English werewulf, from Old English wer, from Proto-Germanic wer, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wereleopard (English): A shapeshifter who can change between leopard and...
Definitions
- A shapeshifter who can change between leopard and...
Ancestry of “wereleopard”, step by step
wereleopard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English were
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | were | second-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | English | werewolf | A person who is transformed or can transform into... |
| 3 | Middle English | werwolf | — |
| 4 | Old English | werewulf | werewolf |
| 5 | Old English | wer | man; husband; hero, warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wer | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via English Leopard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Leopard | Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia |
| 2 | Middle English | leopard | — |
| 3 | Old French | leopard | leopard |
| 4 | Late Latin | leopardus | leopon, lipard |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λεόπαρδος | leopon, lipard; leopard |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | lion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |