Where does “pardo” come from?

pardo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pardo, from Latin pardus, from Ancient Greek πάρδος — panther; male panther; pard, male leopard.

pardo (Portuguese): multiracial person; brown; mulatto; brown-skinned

Definitions

  1. multiracial person; brown; mulatto; brown-skinned

Ancestry of “pardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepardo—
2Latinparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted...
3Ancient Greekπάρδοςpanther; male panther; pard, male leopard

Words derived from “pardo”

Every word from Ancient Greek πάρδος →Every word from Latin pardus →Every word from Old Portuguese pardo →