Where does “Leopardus” come from?

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

Leopardus (Latin): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

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 λέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ΛέωνEvery word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος
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