Where does “gepardo” come from?
gepardo (Esperanto) comes from Polish gepard, from French guépard, from Italian gattopardo, from Italian pardo, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος — panther; male panther; pard, male leopard.
gepardo (Esperanto): cheetah
Definitions
- cheetah
Ancestry of “gepardo”, step by step
gepardo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish gepard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gepard | cheetah |
| 2 | French | guépard | cheetah |
| 3 | Italian | gattopardo | serval; ocelot; nursehound |
| 4 | Italian | pardo | pard, leopard, panther |
| 5 | Latin | pardus | pard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάρδος | panther; male panther; pard, male leopard |
via Russian гепард
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гепард | cheetah |