Where does “tigre” come from?

tigre (Old French) comes from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.

tigre (Old French): tiger; tigress

Definitions

  1. tiger; tigress

Ancestry of “tigre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintīgristiger
2Ancient GreekΤίγριςtiger
3Old Persian𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠Tigris
4Akkadian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼—
5Sumerian𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼as fast as an arrow

Words derived from “tigre”

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