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Where does “Leopardi” come from?

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

Leopardi (Italian): plural of leopardo

Definitions

  1. plural of leopardo

Ancestry of “Leopardi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianleopardoleopard
2LatinLeopardus—
3Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
4Ancient GreekΛέων—
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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