Where does “leopardus” come from?

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

leopardus (Medieval 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 λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος →
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