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Where does “liopardchat” come from?

liopardchat (Irish) comes from Irish liopard, from Middle Irish lipard, from Middle English lipard, from Old French leopard, from Late Latin leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

liopardchat (Irish): leopard cat

Definitions

  1. leopard cat

Ancestry of “liopardchat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishliopardleopard
2Middle Irishlipard—
3Middle Englishlipard—
4Old Frenchleopardleopard
5Late Latinleopardusleopon, lipard
6Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
7Ancient GreekΛέων—
8Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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