Where does “leopardus” come from?

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

leopardus (Late Latin): leopon, lipard

Definitions

  1. leopon, lipard

Ancestry of “leopardus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leopardus”

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