Where does “léopard” come from?

léopard (French) comes from Latin Leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

léopard (French): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “léopard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLeopardusleopard
2Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “léopard”

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος →