Where does “leopard” come from?

leopard (Kashubian) comes from German Leopard, from Latin Leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

Ancestry of “leopard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeopardleopard
2LatinLeopardusleopard
3Ancient Greekλεόπαρδοςleopon, lipard; leopard
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος