Where does “gepard” come from?

gepard (Kashubian) 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.

gepard (Kashubian): cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Definitions

  1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Ancestry of “gepard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgepardcheetah
2Frenchguépardcheetah
3Italiangattopardoserval; ocelot; nursehound
4Italianpardopard, leopard, panther
5Latinparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted...
6Ancient Greekπάρδοςpanther; male panther; pard, male leopard
Every word from Ancient Greek πάρδος